Left-hander Chasen Shreve, who was recently designated for assignment by the Rockies, rejected an outright assignment and elected free agency, per the MLB.com transactions log. He’s back on the open market.
Shreve, 34, only pitched one inning with the Rockies. He retired all three hitters he faced on a trio of grounders. It was just one inning, but that frame now gives Shreve a stretch of 11 consecutive seasons pitching in the big leagues in some capacity. Though he hasn’t gotten much of a look in the majors this year, Shreve has been pitching well in Triple-A. He’s spent time in the Yankees’ and Rangers’ systems as well, totaling 34 1/3 innings with a 2.62 earned run average, 26.7% strikeout rate, 9.2% walk rate and 41.5% ground-ball rate.
Of course, Shreve has a lengthy big league track record and has been effective more often than not in the majors. He’s tallied 357 MLB frames dating back to 2014 and pitched to a career 3.96 ERA that’s supported by a 3.87 SIERA. Shreve’s career strikeout, walk and ground-ball rates (25.2%, 10.8% and 41.9%, respectively) more or less closely mirror the marks he’s demonstrated in Triple-A this season. He pitched just two innings with the 2019 Cardinals and had a tough 26-inning run with the 2022 Mets (6.49 ERA) but has otherwise been a serviceable middle-innings arm who can capably be relied upon to hold opponents to around four runs for every nine innings pitched.
Shreve is hardly an elite arm, but he’s an experienced lefty who’s pitched in a variety of roles and could help a contending club down the stretch. Any team that signs him would be able to carry him on the postseason roster so long as he’s in the organization prior to Sept. 1. The Mets, Cubs and Mariners are among the teams who currently have only one southpaw in their big league bullpen, although Shreve could certainly latch on with an organization that has more left-handed bullpen depth than that.
178iq
So I’m saying he’s just not good enough for the show others say he’s a decent enough lefty that should find a bullpen seat with teams like the Marlins, the White Sox, the Rockies Pirates, etc. Who knows. There are a lot of average players in this situation
MickeyTheMod
There are a lot of average posters here. You’re one. Do better.
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Roll
So I’m saying someone named 178iq should be good enough to not randomly use commas throughout their post.
hiflew
He got all of his batters out, so he didn’t fit in at all with the Rockies bullpen. They didn’t know how to react to him.
bestone
Ross…are you out there?
deweybelongsinthehall
He’ll find a job within a week if he wants the opportunity. He may wait and see if a contender calls.
Old York
Guy gets a couple of grounders, and thinks he deserves to shop around like he’s some kind of hot commodity.
deweybelongsinthehall
In today’s pitching market? He should be snapped up. There are far worse options on many rosters.
Dumpster Divin Theo
What in the heck is a Chasen Shreve, sounds like a ceremony at passover
LambchoP
Twins need a serviceable lefty for our pen…