Overview
- Multiple outlets report the agreement at $13 million for one year, and the Marlins have not announced the deal.
- Fairbanks posted a 2.83 ERA with 27 saves over 61 appearances and 60 1/3 innings in 2025.
- The Rays declined his $11 million option for 2026 and paid a $1 million buyout, sending him into free agency.
- Across 2020–25, he logged 254 games, 88 saves and a 2.87 ERA, leaving Tampa Bay with the third-most saves in club history at 90.
- His strikeout rate dipped to 24.2% in 2025, yet he sustained 97.3 mph fastball velocity and a 93rd-percentile barrel rate.