Report: Burrell nearing two-year, $16M deal with Rays

FoxSports Ken Rosenthal cites Major League sources in his report that former Phillie Pat Burrell will go to Tampa Bay to become the team’s new designated hitter. Burrell hit .250/.367/.507 last season with 33 homers. The Phillies elected not to offer arbitration to the left fielder in December and there was a report that Burrell turned down the Phillies’ two-year, $22 million offer, which was reportedly extended during the World Series. That story was later denied by several sources. Ruben...