Conley announced his retirement from baseball Friday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
Conley spent his first five major-league seasons with the Marlins and made 17 relief appearances for the Rays in 2021. He remained effective as a middle reliever last season, as he posted a 2.29 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 19.2 innings. However, he elected free agency in November and will hang up his cleats after spending six years in the big leagues. The southpaw made 191 appearances (56 starts) in the majors and recorded a 25-30 record with a 4.71 ERA and 1.40 WHIP.
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Adam Conley: Hits open market
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Conley cleared waivers and elected free agency Friday, radio broadcaster Steve Carney reports.
Conley was recently designated for assignment by the Rays and is now a free agent. The left-hander posted a 2.29 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 16:6 K:BB over 19.2 innings after signing a minor-league deal last offseason, so he should receive an opportunity somewhere in spring training.
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Rays' Adam Conley: Designated for assignment
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Conley was designated for assignment by the Rays on Sunday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
The move allows Tampa Bay to add catcher Rene Pinto to the 40-man roster. Conley logged a 2.29 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 16:6 K:BB in 19.2 innings last season, so he could be claimed by another team.
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Rays' Adam Conley: Lands on COVID-19 injured list
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Conley was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.
Conley tested positive for the virus, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports. While he's not currently dealing with any symptoms, he'll be forced to quarantine for 10 days, ending his regular season and potentially costing him a spot on the playoff roster. Andrew Kittredge (neck) returned from the injured list to take Conley's spot in the bullpen.
Rays' Adam Conley: Solid at big-league level thus far
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Conley, who was credited with his first hold while allowing a hit over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in a win over the White Sox on Sunday, has a 1.93 ERA and 0.64 WHIP over the 4.2 innings he's logged across four appearances with the Rays.
The veteran southpaw had his contract selected from Triple-A Durham on Aug. 14 and has been a steadying presence in the Rays bullpen thus far. Conley offers manager Kevin Cash a good bit of versatility, considering his ability to work multiple innings and experience opening games via his 56 career starts at the big-league level.
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Rays' Adam Conley: Selected by Rays
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The Rays selected Conley's contract from Triple-A Durham on Saturday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The lefty has appeared in 27 games for Durham since signing May 10, posting a 4.35 ERA and 34:18 K:BB in 31 innings of relief. Conley will offer additional bullpen depth after Evan Phillips, who threw three innings Friday, was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.
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Rays' Adam Conley: Gets opportunity with Rays
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Conley recently agreed to a minor-league contract with the Rays, Chris Hilburn-Trenkle of Baseball America reports.
After electing free agency following the 2020 season, Conley agreed to a deal with the Rakuten Golden Eagles of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball over the winter. Rather than heading overseas, however, Conley eventually opted out of his deal with the Golden Eagles due to concerns about the country's worsening coronavirus situation, according to Jim Allen of JBallAllen.com reports. Conley will instead continue his career in North America, with the 30-year-old expected to report to Triple-A Durham once he gets fully ramped up at the Rays' extended spring training site.
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Adam Conley: Headed to Japan
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Conley signed a contract with the Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan on Saturday, Craig Mish of SportsGrid.com reports.
Conley elected free agency after failing to reach the majors with the Marlins during the abbreviated 2020 season. The 30-year-old will now head to Japan in an attempt to right the ship in 2021.
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Adam Conley: Chooses free agency
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Conley elected to become a free agent Thursday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports.
Conley was designated for assignment Aug. 31 and was later sent to Miami's alternate training site Sept. 7. He did not make an appearance in the majors this season after struggling to a 6.53 ERA across 60.2 innings in 2019.
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Marlins' Adam Conley: Clears waivers
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The Marlins outrighted Conley to their alternate training site Sunday.
Conley lost his spot on the 40-man roster after being designated for assignment Aug. 31, but he'll remain in the organization after none of MLB's other 29 teams scooped him up off waivers. The reliever hasn't appeared in the big leagues in 2020 after posting a 6.53 ERA and 1.73 WHIP over 60 appearances with Miami last season.
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Marlins' Adam Conley: Activated and DFA'd
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The Marlins activated Conley (undisclosed) from the 10-day injured list Sunday and designated him for assignment.
Conley had yet to make an appearance out of the Miami bullpen in 2020 after being placed on the IL back on Aug. 4 due to the unspecified issue. The lefty reliever underwhelmed over 60 outings in 2019, submitting a 6.53 ERA, 1.73 WHIP and 53:29 K:BB. The transaction should give the Marlins some extra flexibility leading up to Monday's trade deadline, when the team could add more players to the 40-man roster.
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Marlins' Adam Conley: Placed on 10-day IL
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Conley (undisclosed) has been placed on the 10-day injured list, Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal reports.
Conley was among the 13 Marlins placed on the injured list ahead of the team's return to play after a COVID-19 outbreak. However, a specific reason for Conley's placement on the injured list wasn't announced.
Conley posted a 3.52 ERA and 8:4 K:BB through 7.2 innings this spring before MLB was put on pause.
The 29-year-old is coming off a rough 2019, but his performance two years ago suggests he can still be an effective option for the Marlins, if not necessarily a high-leverage one. Conley's main competition for the role of top left-hander in the bullpen is offseason acquisition Stephen Tarpley, but neither one appeared to have a decisive advantage when camp was suspended. Conley's experience and lack of minor-league options would likely give him the edge if the club only has room on the 26-man roster for one of them.
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Marlins' Adam Conley: Avoids arbitration with Marlins
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Conley agreed to a one-year, $1.525 million deal with the Marlins on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Craig Mish of FNTSY Sports Radio reports.
This is Conley's second of four years as an arbitration-eligible player. He has been worth 2.5 fWAR in 414.1 innings over the past five years.
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Marlins' Adam Conley: Gets final out in win
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Conley got the final out of Thursday's 9-2 win over Atlanta.
The southpaw entered the game after Tayron Guerrero ran into trouble and got Charlie Culberson to pop out, but Conley had to work for it in a seven-pitch at-bat. The usage highlights how far down in the bullpen pecking order he has fallen after being considered a potential closing option in the spring -- his last hold came in late May, and he's been deployed in increasingly low-leverage spots ever since. On the season, Conley has a 6.56 ERA, 1.61 WHIP and 41:18 K:BB through 46.2 innings.
