Pitcher Xavier Cedeno and the Tampa Bay Rays settled at a $1.3M contract on Friday.
The Rays also settled with Tim Beckham at $885K.
Cedeno appeared in 54 games, but none after Aug 29 at BOS as he was sidelined by neck stiffness. Prior to the injury he led Rays relievers in appearances.
Cedeno has made 115 appearances in less than two seasons with the Rays. From the date of his Rays debut (April 28, 2015) through his final game of 2016 (Aug 29), only one AL lefty made more appearances: NYY/DET Justin Wilson (119).
He limited left-handed batters to a .197 avg. (15-for-76) with only 2 extra-base hits—both doubles on April 21 vs. BOS (David Ortiz, Travis Shaw). After that, he faced 80 lefty batters with-out yielding an extra-base hit through the end of the season.
In his Rays career, Cedeno has faced 184 lefty batters and yielded only one home run, to MIN Eddie Rosario on Aug 25, 2015. Since then, he has faced 105 lefties without allowing a homer, including 87 PA in 2016.
Cedeno Had a stretch of 18 apps from July 19–Aug 8 where he had a 7.50 ERA (12-IP, 10-ER), but otherwise pitched to a 2.15 ERA (29.1-IP, 7-ER).
Cedeno as charged with a team-high 5 blown saves, the last coming on Aug 2 vs. KC, when he yield-ed a go-ahead, 2-run homer to Salvador Perez.
He finished his season with 8 consecutive score-less apps, beginning Aug 16 vs. SD.
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