Email a copy of 'Free Agent Market For Right-handed Relievers' to a friend
Loading ...
By Ben Nicholson-Smith | at
Email a copy of 'Free Agent Market For Right-handed Relievers' to a friend
MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com
hide arrows scroll to top
Jake Humphrey
Chad Qualls was nowhere near as bad as his numbers suggest. Some team will give him a small contract so he can rebuild his value and it will pay dividends for them.
johnsilver
Saito, the one that got away from Boston and would like to have back. Sure that option on him was around 4-5M after 2009 season, but would rather offer him a 1 year deal now for 4-5m then give any of those other guys like Downs 3-12M, or even more.
Balfour is one of those guys who is on-off from year to year, Putz is on a down hill free fall, Fuentes maybe, but would cost more and is not effective vs RH hitters anymore.
For Boston, to get one of the effective guys here, Saito back as the 1st, even if only available every other day injury recurring risk and all, since you know he is going to be effective, then see if the price will drop on a Fuentes or Dotel later.
gutsgutslifelife
I hope Miguel Batista plays on. I like it when guys are in their 40’s, and he writes fiction and poetry. We need more guys like that tin baseball. And a 109 ERA+ in 82.66 innings.
I wonder if Trevor Hoffman will pitch again?
moonraker45
Frasor will remain a Jay, no one will take him as a type A, especially since he proved he cant close..
But question, if the jays offer him arb, and he accepts can the jays walk away from it after he accepts?
Sniderlover
No… but they can trade him which I wouldn’t rule out either.
I think teams signing multiple Type A FA may think about picking up Frasor if it would only cost a 2nd or 3rd round pick but yeah, I think he likely stays which wouldn’t be a bad thing.
moonraker45
I wouldn’t give up a second rounder to pick up frasor, when there are good available arms as type b’s.
I’m guessing he’s back in the pen, but like you said, its not a bad thing at all.
I wonder who will close next year though?
Muggi
Micah Owings to the Phils, buy him a OF glove and he’s your middle relief AND the right-handed OF part-timer they need!
(kidding)
Bob
Did Juan Cruz retire after his shoulder injurysurgery?
Morgan E
Is Kerry Wood left-handed now?
cubs223425
Any reason Kerry Wood wasn’t mentioned, or just an oversight from the option he had?
Steve Shoup
Just a guess, but I think he will probably be included in the closer post as a lesser option. Though Rauch and a few others who are ‘lesser’ options made this list….
HarryJ
Micah Owings is underrated in my view. If he were able to get his pitching self back together he could be a threat in any NL lineup. Just imagine if your SP had a short outing, you bring him in from the bullpen to pinch hit, and then keep him as the hitter in the #9 spot until you reach your late inning guys. If I was an NL GM I’d seriously consider this.
ATLBraves95
I think the Braves should go after Jon Rauch. He’d be a perfect right hander for the team.