Reliever Brad Lidge has yet to decide if he will try to come back and pitch for another team in 2012, writes Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com. The veteran was released by the Nationals earlier this week.
Lidge has returned home to his native Colorado since being cut and said he is happy spending time with his family. Meanwhile, he has instructed his agents to take calls from interested teams.
Lidge, 35, came to the Nats on a $1MM deal in January but was sidelined by sports hernia surgery in late April and struggled in his return earlier this month. "Lights Out" had a 9.64 ERA with ten strikeouts and eleven walks in 11 appearances for Washington this year. For his career, Lidge owns an ERA of 3.54 with 11.9 K/9 and 4.3 BB/9 for the Astros, Phillies, and Nats.
Not a single team will care
He’s pretty washed up anyway.
Good move for him. Let him heal completely and come back on a minor league contract next spring. Some one will make an offer.
Scouts will be crawling all over him :p.