Rays Select Joey Gerber

Rays Select Joey Gerber

1:35pm: Gerber indeed had an upward mobility clause in his contract, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. That provision forces the Rays to either grant Gerber his release or add him to the 40-man roster if there’s another team willing to sign him to its own 40-man roster. Gerber seemingly had interest from another team, then, and forced the issue with the Rays. 1:15pm: The Rays have selected the contract of right-hander Joey Gerber and t…