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Joel Peralta signs with Rays

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Joel Peralta walks in

Photo credit: AP

Joel Peralta, a hard-throwing right reliever who pitched for Tampa Bay last season, re-signed with the Rays today in one of the more interesting free agent deals you'll see, particularly for a reliever.

Peralta, who you may remember from an interesting pine tar incident (see stories here and here) last season, got a two-year deal with three -- count them -- three club options that could take...

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