Rays and Taylor Walls Agree to One-Year Contract to Avoid Arbitration

The deal includes a $1.4 million salary for 2025 and a club option for 2026 with performance-based incentives.

Taylor Walls and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.4 million deal for the 2025 season.
The contract includes a $2.45 million club option for 2026, which could increase to $2.5 million if Walls reaches 450 plate appearances in 2025.
Walls, known for his elite defense, recorded 12 Defensive Runs Saved in 2024 despite missing significant time recovering from hip surgery.
Offensively, Walls struggled last season with a .183 batting average, one home run, and 14 RBIs over 84 games.
This agreement ensures the Rays will not face any arbitration hearings this offseason, having resolved all cases with their eligible players.