Rays has offered Shouse and Zaun arbitration

The Rays have offered arbitration to two of their three Type B free agents, left-hander Brian Shouse and catcher Gregg Zaun were both offered salary arbitration, but the team did not offer arbitration to right-hander Russ Springer. Springer declared himself a free agent shortly after MLB's free-agency period began following the World Series. After deliberating until late Tuesday night, the Rays decided not to offer arbitration to the veteran right-hander.

By offering arbitration to Shouse and Zaun, the Rays have qualified themselves to receive draft-pick compensation if either of them signs with another team. However, they also run the risk of the player accepting arbitration by Monday's deadline, which would ensure the player returning in 2010 on a one-year contract.

The Rays also have three non-ranked free agents who are covered by Tuesday's deadline, right-handers Chad Bradford, Jason Isringhausen and Troy Percival. However, since there is no compensation for them signing with another team, there is no reason to offer arbitration to other players.