Rays ace pitcher Taylor Grasno had elbow ligament replacement surgery last August, leaving him out of most of the 2022 season. The 2022 season is his penultimate year for the Rays and the year he arbitrates, and he will receive a salary of $5.8 million next season.
Although this salary is not high, it is not a small number for the light of the small market, coupled with the trading value of Glasno, so it is not excluded that the light will choose to sell him in the last year. But the 28-year-old pitcher said in a recent interview that he would still like to stay in Tampa Bay.
"I really don't want to be traded, as far as I know, if other teams give the Rays an irrevocable offer, then our general manager Eric Neander will certainly not refuse", Grasnow said, "I am comfortable with the team, everyone has a good relationship, time will prove that I prefer to stay with the Rays, everyone is very young, I can return to the team after injury to contribute".
Although the cut only started last August, Glasno himself is confident of returning for the 2022 season, saying he will soon start shooting 45 feet, which will be his first touch since the cut. The recovery from this major surgery is very long, the distance is completely returned, and he will face many obstacles, but he does not rule out that he will return in August and September.
Glasno was one of the strongest pitchers in major leagues before his injury, and in the 14 games before the injury, he had a low 88.0 innings of 2.66, a 36.2% and 7.9% guarantee rate, respectively, but he has only had 111.1 innings in a single season in a major league. Although there is no volume, his quality is excellent, and in the past three years, among the 156 pitchers who have thrown at least 150 innings, his SELF-loss score and FIP are 2.80 and 2.87, respectively, ranking fifth.
If the Rays can still be in the playoff competition next season, then The timely return of Glassno will give them an extra trump card in the playoffs, and if the Rays are out early, then whether it is a trade or an early contract extension, the Rays can also have a bottom in their hearts. Tampa Bay's market is not good, they have previously proposed to put half of their home stadium in Montreal, no matter what, a healthy Glassno will be a very important asset for the Shine.
(Text/Geng Haoyang)