Free agent righty Jack Flaherty appeared on the Foul Territory podcast recently to discuss his ongoing trip through free agency and made some revealing comments about the state of his market. Notably, the right-hander indicated that while a handful of teams have continued to check in with him throughout the offseason, clubs have been reluctant to make him a formal offer to this point.
“It’s like, ’What are you up to?’ [and] ’When is the market gonna move?’… You have to make an offer and then it’ll go, but just calling and checking in… I don’t know. It’s weird,” Flaherty said. He then went on to suggest that clubs might have some level of complacency about improving beyond the level needed to have a chance at getting into the playoffs.
“It’s not that I don’t think teams want to win, I just think you have a lot of teams that look at their rosters and they’re happy with it… teams just want to get into the playoffs. Maybe it’s not World Series or bust, it’s just hope we can get into the playoffs and then kind of see what happens.”
Since the league expanded the postseason to include 12 teams back in 2022, there’s been a trend away from the tear-down method of rebuilding used by teams like the Cubs, Nationals, and Orioles in recent years. Entering the 2025 season, only the White Sox and Marlins are rebuilding in that sort of aggressive fashion with the rest of the league’s clubs generally looking to maintain at least some level of baseline competitiveness. That’s a strategy incentivized by the new playoff format, which not only added another playoff team in both leagues but also allows Wild Card teams to participate in a three-game series rather than the one-game, win-or-go-home playoff the 10-team format utilized in the past.
That guarantee of a postseason series for any club that can make the playoffs at all, when combined with the inherit randomness of baseball’s playoffs, has arguably weakened the incentive for teams to maximize their odds of winning their division at the expense of the franchise’s longer-term outlook. Some evidence for this is relatively easy to see: 2024 was the first season in a decade where no club won 100 games, and the first three seasons of the 12-team playoff format have seen five teams that won 86 games or less make the postseason after just two such teams made the playoffs during the entire 10-team playoff era that spanned from 2012 to 2021.
That includes 84-win campaigns by the Diamondbacks and Marlins in 2023, which were tied for the lowest win total for any playoff team since 83-win Cardinals won the World Series back in 2006. Only one other team, the 2005 Padres, has made it to the playoffs with less than 84 wins in a 162-game season since the 1973 Mets won the AL East with 82 wins. To what extent that increased ability for teams with win totals in the mid-80’s to make the postseason can be traced back to the struggles some higher-end free agents such as Flaherty have faced in finding free agent deals that are commensurate with their perceived value is difficult to pin down, however.
Regardless of the cause of Flaherty’s depressed market, it was reported earlier this month that the right-hander is now open to short-term offers as he looks to find his new home with the start of Spring Training just two over two weeks away. The Tigers, Cubs, Orioles, and Blue Jays are among the teams that have been connected to Flaherty this winter. The right-hander expressed a desire to return to the Dodgers early in the offseason, but that door has long appeared closed in the aftermath of Los Angeles striking early to sign Blake Snell back in November. The Dodgers have also added Roki Sasaki since then, further crowding their rotation mix. Flaherty acknowledged the long odds of a reunion during the interview, noting that he “can do the math” and surmise that he’s “most likely” not returning to LA. He also has interest in returning to his other 2024 club this year, however, and spoke positively of the Tigers during the interview.
“You know, I wanted to stay in Detroit,” Flaherty said. “We had conversations, and I loved it there. And I thought the combo of me and Skub was incredible… we’ve been talking to them and talking to other teams… Hey, you know, it would be fun to go back there.”
The Tigers appear to be one of the more active teams at the top of the remaining free agent market at this point, as they’ve remained engaged not only with Flaherty but also with third baseman Alex Bregman. Bregman has appeared to be the club’s priority to this point, but those are reportedly at a “standstill.” If Bregman ultimately signs elsewhere, it’s easy to imagine Detroit redirecting those funds to Flaherty where the righty would reclaim his role at the top of the club’s rotation alongside Tarik Skubal. That signing would push the club’s potential fifth starter options like Kenta Maeda, Matt Manning, Casey Mize, and Keider Montero into depth roles entering the season.
And then you have a smart team like the Dodgers step in and feast on quality free agents while other teams sit back and won’t make offers.
It seems that teams were not convinced that his first half with the Tigers last season wasn’t anything more than an outlier.
Looks like another one year deal coming his way
maybe back to LA. Everyone’s head would explode.
It’s possible if, say, LA traded a package consisting of Gonsolin, May and others for whatever. Then opening a spot up for him
His dodgers stats were up and down. One good start followed by a bad start.
The Dodgers have chosen the Roger Beshens Football Slider as their preferred slider. (On center grip, throw like football, stiff wrist)
Talk to Jack, Max, Lucas, Ethan they are very familiar with it since May 2018. They showed no signs that they knew, threw, or discussed before that date.
Well no wonder they have a 7 man rotation on the IL alone every year
The Roger Beshens Football Slider has ascended both time and space.
It’s been that way then bob euker suggested to put some air in the ball. Mark prior also stepped in and then handed them a baseball.
Half the league got dropped by DSG and media revenue is broken . Get the media mess straightened out.
That and the Dodgers spending spree will be the things that fuel the 2027 lockout. Adjustments to revenue sharing and luxury tax will be why 20 or so teams will push for new more balanced CBA.
Or Flaherty your asking for too much money. Come back to Detroit on a 2/40.
I was thinking 2 and 50. 20 AAV seems a bit light. I’m not sure why a team like the Tigers wouldn’t offer even more than that. Flaherty comes with obvious risks, but has no. 2 upside and has publicly declared an interest in returning to a team that over-achieved in 2024 and also returns the reigning AL Cy Young winner. I would have no problem giving Flaherty 3 and 75 if I were the Tigers.
@jack straw
Being it was his first full year back after the injuries, it didn’t seem worrisome at all that he faded some down the stretch. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Snell, and other recoveries on the Dodgers, have some stamina drop off this year. Ohtani missed two years as well.
@stevetampa The price for FA pitching isn’t quite that insane.
Rodon got 2/44m with an opt-out after 132 innings of Cy Young caliber performance, whereas Flaherty got nowhere near Rodon’s 2021 in 2024.
If Flaherty has #2 upside, it hasn’t shown up since 2019. His 3.47 overall FIP in 2024 rose to 4.16 with the Dodgers—in short he had 106.2 nifty innings with Detroit, then fell off sharply to mediocrity with LA before imploding in the postseason.
Another way to look at it is, even if you do Flaherty the favor of tossing his time in LA, he’s at 106 IP in 2024 with a 3.12 FIP and an unhappy 1.3/9 HR rate, almost a full run by FIP worse than Rodon’s 2021, and in 26 innings fewer.
That’s not 2/50 or even Rodon’s 2/44m deal with the Giants—not even in today’s starting pitcher funny money,
JS – there are a number of relevant comps so far this off-season. Sean Manaea and Nathan Eovaldi both got 3 and 75. Severino got 3 and 67, and Kikuchi 3 and 63. Flaherty was predicted by numerous outlets to get the highest contract of the 5 pitchers.
You make all relevant points certainly. There’s also nothing wrong with a 3.47 FIP, or 4.16 for that matter. For my part, I was more curious why the Tigers were sitting on the sidelines. Flaherty can be paired up nicely with Skubal for another post-season run.
That’s the point. Flaherty might want to look in the mirror.
He had 19 good starts in 2024 followed by a 4.01 ERA and 4.50 FIP the rest of the regular season, then a postseason where singlehandedly he almost wrecked the Dodgers chances, then appeared to be looking for a 5/100m-plus deal. Might want to consider the possibility his agent’s initial ask was so ridiculous teams looked elsewhere.
Factor in Flaherty’s injury history I am surprised he didn’t go the Bellinger/Montgomery route of last year. I can only go by the rumors but it sounded like he was looking for a mid term contract at big bucks. A bunch of teams could use him but not if it is the typical Scott Boras or Flaherty telling Boras big bucks and term length or bust.
The article said that LA basically won’t happen, which means they jinxed it and now he’s going to get a 5 year deferred deal to be a 6th or 7th starter
I just realized that on top of the 5 all star caliber starters they still have gonsolin and may and (will have) kershaw and all of the young guys like miller and Sheehan and Ryan and wroblowski
The dodgers 10th starter could be better than the white Sox’s ace! And imagine if they packaged all of the young expendable starters together to get another 2nd baseman or shortstop
Flaherty sealed his fate with LA being blind drunk for his post celebration ESPN interview.
If LA packaged Gonsolin, May, etc for something, they could open a spot for him conceivably
The Dodgers don’t overpay in trades to open a spot for someone. Even in trading Lux, they got something of future value. Ha. Small market teams are given competitive balance picks to do some long-range building. So, what do the Reds do? They trade the pick and a 2024 first-rounder for an infielder they don’t need. It’s not the Dodgers’ fault that other organizations make foolish transactions.
Building for now and the future simultaneously. Brilliant!
Really easy to do when any mistakes can be memory-holed and filled in with money.
Why…and have him land on the IL for 3 months on a big bucks comparitively contract……that was the original concern with him was it not….last year is last year…doesn’t make his physicality change….
@ROCKY07 That’s the main point.
What does a median Flaherty year actually do for the Dodgers? Not much, and the Dodgers aren’t just building their 2025 roster, but 2026, 2027… etc. as well.
Some of that involves giving their younger starters, you know, Starts.
There’s also the Deadline if LAD finds itself in difficulties—on top of which Flaherty’s entire resume highlight is his first 19 starts in 2024. After that it was a .764 OPS against, then the demolition derby that was his postseason.
Dodgers don’t have young expendable starters. They already expect to limp through the last half of the regular season and don’t want to be breaking their collection of aces before the postseason.
Once again, the much abused concept of “randomness.” Postseason outcomes are not random. This implies that each team entering postseason play has exactly the same chance of winning, when we know better teams have a higher probability of winning. The fact that low probability teams can win does not make the outcome “random.” So the real question is how much teams are willing to pay to increase their probability of success.
Boras is not Flaherty’s agent. He is repped by CAA.
I wish Jack all the best unless he becomes a Giant or a Yankee.
I wouldn’t complain to see him on the Jays roster.
Me either. But Quintana 1/13M would add a lefty to the rotation. IMHO.
Odd how when players talk about how odd the market is and how teams don’t want to acquire additional talent for their rosters, they conveniently leave out the fact they want more money than the absurd amounts already offered to them…. Ie, Bregman, Alonzo, etc, etc, etc.
I don’t blame them for getting as much as they can, but contracts are a two-way street.
When one player this winter gets $765M and numerous pitchers get more than was predicted, it’s easy to understand why every free agent was expecting more than predicted.
Totally agree, and I’m sure that exactly why they did feel that way. It just comes across to me as if they’re saying they’re not even getting offers (or reasonable ones), when it’s really they just want more.
That only happens at the elite level now though. I guess not many guys see themselves as mid tier even when they are.
It’s almost like the teams with money to spend have already filled their rosters. The few who still have money to spend are looking for bargains. That’s exactly what they should do. This downward salary pressure for everyone but the top free agents will continue until there’s a long-term solution to the media revenue situation.
Especially the Boras clients who want more than their worth. You can’t be a holdout and then complain that teams filled their rosters… Flaherty seems like an imbecile to me, based on some of the public comments he’s made.
Big hint….High School graduate….with a High School outlook…enough said….
Boras doesn’t rep Flaherty.
Yeah, I was referring to Alonzo and Bregman, and last year’s holdouts. I should’ve clarified that though.
Well, for some examples, he’s made several public comments regarding teams’ spending, including his own team’s in the past. He seems somewhat tone deaf to the fans and the owners at times.
Full transparency, he is just a vocal personality, so I get that too. And some of his opinions I agree with. I just don’t think he necessarily chooses wise times or places to advocate his side.
When in StL, Flaherty thought he was better than the Cardinals thought. It’s your attitude, young man.
The Dodgers really love the Roger Beshens Football Slider.
Teams that fail to grasp this will never compete with them.
It’s not about the money; It’s about the idea they are missing.
If the owner is not capable the wolves will take charge.
An analytical person who doesn’t understand the Roger Beshens Football Slider will ruin any chance of making it to the playoffs.
The Boger Deshens Rugby Ball Screwball is a vastly superior pitch. It is actually invisible between 20 and 40 feet from home plate and has unpredictable location, movement and velocity. The pitch is taught to everyone who reaches the peak of Mount Everest. It is also taught at the deepest depths of the ocean and inside many New England outhouses. Most pitchers need a minimum of 20,000 hours of practice to achieve the full effect of throwing this special pitch.
Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” was actually about Roger Beshens.
I truly think this message is meant for you.
If you can’t manage the Roger Beshens Football Slider step aside cause someone else will figure it out quickly. I recommend the Hooked on Phonics accelerated version.
Flaherty is better than anyone on the Angels roster. He lives in the area. They’re willing to spend. What’s the hold up?
Ash Flaherty….maybe he or his agent should reach out?
The holdup? They’re the Angels.
The answer is…..the Angels. Loser organization
Um, it’s inherent, not inherit randomness. For the love of God, just use AI
Or Grammarly, which is fantastic and now includes AI. When a friend suggested using AI, I had no idea it would be so helpful to my writing. It makes everything seem more human, the opposite of what someone would think.
Sure about that? I’ve known more than a few people who appear to have inherited randomness.
In fact it’s a species wide trait.
It’s tough but he’s had one elite season, ever, and that was in 2019. Spent 4 years either too hurt to pitch or he was a below average major league pitcher. His underlying metrics say he was very lucky in 2024 and bound for regression. He’s a #4 pitcher, not a #2, some teams may give him $20M for 1 year. But that’s cause they’re buying a possible lottery ticket to trade him to improve their farm system. He’s not getting 5/110 on the market.
Also, I wonder how much of this is team’s future proofing. With all of the recent owner comments, it seems they’re going to push hard for a cap in a couple years. This might be tin hat but I wonder if a lot of other clubs are sitting out and basically weaponizing the Dodgers spending to shift public opinion in their favour to push a lockout onto the PA and finally get the cap they’ve wanted. Especially since the comments on this site reflect that it’s working. While that won’t stop a team from investing in a superstar talent. I wonder how many are wary to commit large dollars over 4 years to the middle class free agents if they anticipate a hard cap or other penalties in a couple years.
Great comment…reaching for the sky based on a couple months of luck…
Owners may be greedy, but their not dumb.
They know full well that the Players will never let that happen. Ever. 1 year lock out…5 year lock out. Never.
It’s like suggesting the Players will strike until owners give up all Profits. It’s an exercise of head vs. wall.
Good analogy. It’s simply not happening, and team owners know that.
@jumps He also played in front of a Tigers’ defense that was plus 50 by Rdrs then to a Dodgers defense that was plus 66. In front of an average team on defense, it’s going to be less pretty.
Once yanks finally shed stroman they are signing him
The players dont want a cap but its the lack of cap that is hurting the average player. When you are giving $46M to Ohtani and whatever Soto gets there is significantly less money to go around to the rest of the team for the next 10 years. And the top salaries keep rising.
I’m convinced the Angels are gearing up for Vladdy Jr. but he can’t pitch. Jack F. would fit in that rotation and could be a steal if he pitches to his potential. Orange County would suit this Socal native. But that makes too much sense for Arte to approve such a move.
@nukeg He’s looking for ridiculous money. Look what Rodon did the year before he got 2/44m from the Giants with the opt out. Rodon put up a FIP of 2.65 and a WHIP under 1.000. Flaherty got nowhere near that in 2024 and is acting as if he’s already put up both of Rodon’s pre-Yankee seasons.
2/35m with a player opt-out looks about right, and even feels a little high.
A Detroit return makes a lot of sense. I don’t understand why the Giants, Padres, or Angels are all over Flaherty unless he’s wanting too much money.
It’s too early to say that the new format means more teams are willing to stand pat. But if it is, then it also means fewer teams will out right tank as well. For the most part, the players who are having issues getting signed have issues. Even before the expanded playoffs, middling free agents were finding their markets depressed. The marginal improvement over a younger cost controlled player was not enough to justify their salary demands. Teams have also been shying away from signing players 30 and older to long term deals. Most players start their decline around age 33 and teams are reluctant to pay for those years if they are not getting most of the prime 28-32 years. I think that is part of Bregman’s issue as well, He’ll turn 31 in the spring. So teams see him as a 2 year prime then decline player. Why pay for 2 good years and 4 or more declining years? Flaherty is 29 so he would have a chance for a better long term deal if his heath were not an issue. He didn’t pitch as well for the Dodgers last year as the Tigers but was far from horrible. But the back issue last year caused him to miss a few starts. Started more than 30 games once in his career, So teams do not see him as a durable starter and they are not going to pay a premium for a guy who they think will at best miss a handful of starts every year. So the problem for Jack Flaherty isn’t the playoff format, it is Jack Flaherty. My advice to him is take a short term deal and go out and prove yourself. Then maybe next off season you can get a longer term deal.
@tigerdoc
I agree that its too early to say whether the new playoff format has anything to do with spending. It could simply be that no guarantee of a top pick for tanking has more to do with it. It could be that with payrolls having risen so quickly, teams now have reached their actual max payroll, with TV revenue disappearing. I also think the market imbalance has separated teams into 2 tiers, and what a player can demand from the large market teams will not fly with the mid market teams.
As to his injury history, others like deGrom, Rodon, Snell, even Boyd and Cobb have been signed. It hasn’t hampered them. Flaherty doesn’t even have a QO attached. Don’t know why its taking this long, but he should get at least a 3 year. Add an opt out that cam be overridden with a raise.
Bregman’s already in significant decline, btw, and fwiw his prime was back in 2018-2019 when he was 24 and 25.
28-32 are not a player’s prime years. Those are 26-27, on average.
If prime years were 28-32 we’d see a lot of 31-32 year old position players starting on nearly every roster and performing well, when in the post-PEDs era that’s actually fairly rare.
What is true is that the current format incentivizes aiming for 85 wins. You play meaningful games in August and September, get to play with Deadline deals, and sometimes slide into the postseason. 85 wins every year is a target a lot of mid-market teams can aim for rather than go through the ‘load up, then rebuild’ cycle. It probably evens out revenue streams and avoids the long downturns that can kill an ownership group.
It also tends to sort teams by revenue, unfortunately, where the only teams that can regularly shoot for 90 wins and a fairly certain postseason berth every year are the big market teams, or terms with superb FOs.
It gets tedious, esp for small market teams.
Flaherty is a prima donna. He’s had one good year and expects a payday. I’ll forever be curious what the numbers were for the extension the Cardinal’s offered. Bet he would have made way more taking the extension considering he spent the next 4 yrs on and off the IL and sporting a high era.
Back to the Tigers to slot into their #2 spot like he never left. Book it.
#2 spot…are the Tigers that poor in pitching?
Jobe could be their #2 this year or pitching in AAA. Olson is a #3. Cobb #3-4. Mize, Montero #4-5. Then they have Hurter, Madden, Manning, Maeda. Lots of solid depth but lacking that clear #2 starter behind Skubal.
Montero has real upside, could be a really good rotation as is, but I’d like Flaherty back
Would the Mets offer 1 year at $30? Would Flaherty take it? If so, that would be a good move. Rotation is not good enough.
Flaherty or Montgomery.
Muscle shirts to press conferences can’t be helping, Jack. You need to put some new file photos out there.
If someone asks him whether he gave credit to Roger Beshens for teaching him the football slider in May 2018 he will get very defensive.
Remember when Mize and Manning were untouchable? Now they are depth pieces. A good lesson for everyone.
They got injured. There’s still time for them to bounce back. Manning got shafted with the way he was bounced up and down last year. Then got hurt. I hope he uses that as motivation this year.
would like to see him return to Detroit.
Flaherty tends to support the right things; He is the opposite of Bauer (whose talent you overrate).
Ha ha ha. Magnificent !
Go Jack. Sometimes, covid risk is a small price to pay to rid yourself of that itch.The press conference muscle shirt had me viewing Jack suspiciously, not anymore.
Jack just loves the ladies !
I hope you meant whoever enforced a covid lockdown should have been charged with crimes.
Sure, Jan
Dude. It’s over. It’s time to look back at ourselves and laugh. Not smash people.
Not for nothing it’s refreshing to hear free agents talk instead of their agents. Lets them express more of what they’d like to do. To me, it ingratiates them more to the fans. Don’t you think more Detroit fans want to him there now?
Sure…fans are eating hamburgers while he’ll eat Filet Mignon every night with his contract demands….sure Tigers fans see that as fair….lol
Baseball player get paid in the millions…this isn’t news?
And your point is?…what Tigers fans love him because he is asking for $$$millions?
MY point has more to do with talking specifically about clubs and players they like…
“You know, I wanted to stay in Detroit,” Flaherty said. “We had conversations, and I loved it there. And I thought the combo of me and Skub was incredible… we’ve been talking to them and talking to other teams… Hey, you know, it would be fun to go back there.”
What exactly is YOUR point? We know baseball players want and get paid in millions, why is that alarming you? That’s like the mootest of points and not even in this conversation.
That can be said about any player making major league minimum. Median US income is $45-50,000 vs $850,000 minimum. So what’s your point?
Wonder if he knows that no one outside of Fried, Burnes and Snell secured anything longer than three years. Financially the SP market was robust this year when even Severino signed for 22 per and Kikuchi 21 per.
These are the types of guys that are victims of the RSN fiasco. They will have to take what leftovers they can get and like it. But certain people don’t want to hear that.
“since the 1973 Mets won the AL East with 82 wins.”
Sneaky Mets jumping leagues. No fair!
Hey, the Brewers and Astros did it!
It was before I was born. I never knew the Mets snuck over and took the AL East.
@Tony Cunningham
Mutts have always played in the AL East. You just don’t remember back in the good ol’ days.
I think we are sitting here a month or two from now and he takes 1/$25M with someone. Hopefully my Braves. Like someone mentioned above… its almost like teams aren’t sold on his 2024.
Flaherty is not a guy I want for 1/25m late in ST.
Please enlighten us to what he wants to be paid. He does have injury history, but that hasn’t stopped Rodon, deGrom, Snell, Boyd, Cobb and others from getting paid. He hasn’t gotten an offer.
Sometimes the market will hint at a little collusion, and sometimes it accurately reflects the market value of a particular player. There’s a reason for late signings. Could be multiple teams bidding–or it could be multiple teams not bidding
Brent Rooker is bringing Flaherty to Sacramento
LFG,
You need a longer username. Maybe get yourself banned one more time.
I’m pretty sure “more polarizing than Bauer” is impossible.
Detroit should bring him back as well as signing Bregman. Open up the revenue wallet a bit, Son of Mike. Tiger fans are stoked about the future and have a real chance of winning the division.
Really interesting free agent. He has two really nice years following 3 injury marred ones.
Almost looks like the Cards broke with with 195 innings in 2019 and he took a while to fully recover.
He will either be a great signing or a complete bust. Hence hesitation to sign him.
If he was more polarizing than Bauer, Jack would be the one down in Mexico playing for a box of burritos
Bauer is so three years ago.
No stickem, no good. Move on folks.
I never understood the whole Japanese players picking west coast teams, because of proximity to Japan. Why? They going back and forth to Japan weekly? I think it has more to do with the west coast has great weather, beacges, and larger Japanese communities.
The Mariners could make a power play.
Trade a pitcher, get a bat and sign Flaherty.
But they won’t.
That requires balls and money. The Mariners lack both.
Jack gonna be a Tiger
I like the 1-2 of Skubs and Flaherty too.
Guy can go play overseas. He’s significantly overrated. If you want to play on a team, commit to the team not your bank account.
Jack Flaherty struggled to get more than 9 K’s per 9 during his last 3 minor league seasons which were 2015, 2016, 2017. However in 2018 after learning the Roger Beshens Football Slider he improved to 11.7 K’s per 9. That’s the effect Roger Beshens Football Slider can have on a pitcher.
You can learn the Roger Beshens Football Slider without meeting him face to face; just read his words. On center grip, throw like a football, stiff wrist. A pitcher can choose to react or not react based on what he sees. If he understands the situation he can make a decision. Jack Flahertys choice is clear when you look at the visuals and the numbers.
Roger, if you were gonna get credit for that pitch it would’ve happened by now.
It’s the sweeper. Live with it
Teams don’t want to overpay for mid ass players, Jack.
The Angels should be all over this guy. No QO , will give you quality innings, pair him with Kikuchi stop the rotation and hope Dana becomes a top 3 guy soon.
Halos will finish 4th or 5th in the west with or without Flaherty.
Assuming the Mariners actually do s o m e t h i n g, yeah.
Jack speaks in a harsh tone and comes across as very aggressive and seems unsure of himself off the field.
Ask Jack about the Roger Beshens Football slider and how it influenced his performance starting in May 2018.
Jack Flaherty has no reason to act tough since he wouldn’t even be in this position If Roger Beshens hadn’t taught him how to do the Football Slider.
There he is. Mickey Solis, human clown shoe.
He’s perfect for the Angels.
Too bad the franchise has no direction. They seem content with purgatory.
He’s not young, cheap, or good. Perfect for the Angels
Drrr duhhh drrr
Honestly, the Angels need to take a chance and sign him. Pair him up with Kikuchi and the Angels will immediately have the best starting rotation they have had in a while. (Super sad, I know) but they’ll at least be competitive.
But knowing them, they are either going to dumpster dive for more relief pitchers or sign an aging bat on the wrong side of 30.
>> since the 1973 Mets won the AL East with 82 wins
The Mets won the AL East??? LOL