Jason Coats

Jason Coats

35-Year-Old OutfielderOF
 Free Agent  
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Signed a minor-league contract with the Rays in February of 2019.
Returns to Tampa Bay
OFTampa Bay Rays  
February 7, 2019
Coats signed a minor-league contract with the Rays on Thursday which includes an invitation to spring training, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
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Coats is back with the Rays after spending all of the 2018 campaign with the team's Triple-A affiliate. Across 108 games with Triple-A Durham last season, the soon-to-be 29-year-old hit .247/.293/.448 with 15 homers. Coats hasn't appeared in the majors since a brief stint with the White Sox back in 2016, when he hit .200/.298/.340 in 28 games (58 plate appearances).
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2017 Fantasy Outlook
Coats' first full season at the Triple-A level was a largely successful one. While in the minors, the 26-year-old posted a strong .330/.394/.519 slash line thanks to 34 of his 98 hits going for extra bases. His walk rate also jumped up to 7.5 percent and he turned in a solid .189 ISO. However, some things didn't go as planned with Charlotte, as Coats' strikeout rate spiked above 20 percent for the first time in his career and his contact rate dipped below 80 percent. These struggles followed the outfielder to the big leagues -- his strikeout and contact rates stayed roughly the same, resulting in a .200 batting average. To be fair, Coats did perform reasonably well during his second stint in Chicago, putting together an .810 OPS over his last 16 games, although his path to playing to playing time will depend on where he signs in free agency over the offseason.
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Cut by Tampa Bay
OFTampa Bay Rays  
March 25, 2018
The Rays reassigned Coats to their minor-league camp Sunday.
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Vying for final OF spot
OFTampa Bay Rays  
March 13, 2018
Coats is in the running for a spot on the Rays' active roster as a reserve outfielder, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Receives spring invite
OFTampa Bay Rays  
December 14, 2017
Coats has received an invitation to spring training, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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Released by Rays
OFFree Agent  
January 30, 2017
Coats was released by the Rays on Monday.
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Claimed by Rays
OFTampa Bay Rays  
January 11, 2017
Coats was claimed off waivers by the Rays on Wednesday.
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