Rays' Chih-Wei Hu: Added to 40-man roster

Hu was added to the Rays' 40-man roster Friday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Analysis:

The right-hander turned in a fine season in 2016, posting a 2.59 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 107:36 K:BB in 24 starts for Double-A Montgomery, showing enough to warrant protection from the Rule 5 draft. Hu may not have the upside of some of the other arms in the organization, but he has a chance to contribute late in 2017.