Marc Topkin of the St. Peterburg Times has reported that the Tampa Bay Rays have Gabe Kapler to a one-year deal for $1,050,000.  Kapler got a slight raise of $49,982 from his 2008 salary $1,000,018.

Kapler, 34, hit. 239 with 8 homers and 32 RBIs overall in 99 games, but his production against lefthanded pitchers is what the Rays were most interested in - .276 with all 8 homers and 30 of his RBIs, plus a .379 on-base percentage (26 walks, 23 strikeouts) and .931 OPS.