The Tampa Bay Rays are scheduled to announce today that they have signed former Baltimore Oriole Luke Scott to a one-year deal to become the team's primary DH, replacing Johnny Damon, a key cog in the Rays' 2011 success.
Press reports indicate that the Rays may be getting a bit of a "deal" in signing the 33-year-old Scott, though terms haven't been announced.
In making the exchange, the Rays are undoubtedly saving money and age in exchanging Damon for Scott.
They're also getting a personality who has been referred to as "Baseball's Rush Limbaugh." Some of Scott's comments over the past year place him firmly in the "birther" camp, questioning President Obama's status as a natural-born citizen.
This article appears in Jan 12-18, 2012.