Rays rumor lands Hall of Famer's grandson as free agent signing

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The Tampa Bay Rays usually operate around the fringes.

They don't always get the biggest name free agents. But in a recent rumor, the Rays could wind up with one of the biggest last names in baseball.

MLB.com's Mark Feinsand has suggested that the Rays should try to sign Mike Yastrzemski.

Yastrzemski, of course, is the grandson of Boston Red Sox Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski.

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This Yastrzemski spent all of his MLB time with the San Francisco Giants until the 2025 trade deadline, when he went to the Kansas City Royals.

He'd be a solid add for the Rays who likely wouldn't cost too much.

"The Rays need outfield help after posting a cumulative .663 OPS among the three spots, ranking 13th in the AL," Feinsand writes. "Yastrzemski has been a consistent 2- to 3-WAR player throughout his career and has averaged 18 home runs and a .741 OPS in 135 games per season since the start of 2021."

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There is something very Rays-like about Yastrzemski's consistency. He isn't flashy, and he isn't a high-upside dude.

Yaz simply shows up at the ball yard every day and gets the job done, in a way that certainly makes his grandfather proud.

If he joined the Rays, he'd also get a bunch of games every year at Fenway Park. That'd be a cool side aspect to this, too.

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