Although free agent right-hander Tyson Ross threw just 5 1/3 innings last season and is on the mend from October thoracic outlet surgery, the vast majority of major league teams are interested in his services. Roughly 20 clubs are in on Ross, tweets FanRag’s Jon Heyman, who specifically names his previous team – the Padres – along with the Cubs, Rangers, Pirates and Indians as suitors.
The Padres non-tendered Ross at the outset of this month, but general manager A.J. Preller then revealed there’s “mutual interest” in a reunion between the two sides. However, Ross is reportedly seeking $9MM or more in guarantees, and the Padres were already unwilling to pay him a similar amount in arbitration (an estimated $9.6MM).
Since the Padres cut Ross, no team has been connected to the 29-year-old more than the Cubs. Chicago – which Heyman indicates has visited with Ross – nearly acquired him via trade in July 2015, when he was amid a three-year run as a front-line starter. From 2013-15, Ross posted a 3.07 ERA, 9.16 K/9, 3.48 BB/9 and 58.2 ground-ball rate over 516 2/3 frames, but San Diego elected against dealing him. That proved to be a mistake in hindsight, as Ross’ shoulder troubles kept him off the field last season after a truncated Opening Day start and ultimately led to the end of his Padres career (temporarily at least).
If healthy, Ross would slot into a Cubs rotation that’s currently set to feature Jon Lester, Kyle Hendricks, Jake Arrieta, John Lackey and Mike Montgomery. The reigning World Series champions could use another left-hander in their righty-packed bullpen, and adding Ross would perhaps enable them to shift Montgomery, a southpaw, to a relief role. Ross would have to recover first, of course, and Peter Gammons tweeted earlier this month that he should be OK by April.
The Rangers and Pirates have also been in the Ross chase since the Padres non-tendered him, though it’s difficult to imagine low-payroll Pittsburgh approaching his asking price. The Indians, whom FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal previously named as a possible landing spot for Ross, also aren’t known for spending. The Tribe’s run to the World Series proved lucrative, though, which could help them secure Ross.
can u give a list of ALL of the teams interested
Well you’ve got a 66% chance of guessing right I think.
Yeah that makes sense..
WOW. Agree. 20 teams interested, yet out of the 5 paragraphs in this article, 2 of them are about how the Cubs are interested. Usually when I see the name CONNOR BYRNE attached to an article, I keep scrolling, and this is the reason why. This time I read it, and shame on me.
Gotta agree with this…
As the tweet said, he just visited the Cubs, so theres a reason he wrote about them.
I would agree, but as JDGoat said Ross visited with the Cubs and has been linked to the them since 2014 (maybe 2015, I don’t remember exactly) so it makes sense that the team which has had the most interest would be written about the most at this time.
Do you want MLBTraderumors to print it in hardback form as well? I wonder who’s going to do the foreword.
It’s rumors – you’re not gonna see a list of the 20 teams on a letterhead. MLBTraderumors can only report on what they find or get provided with.
This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where the Feds discover Homer doesn’t write to movie stars, he writes to movies. You’re writing to the movie, dude.
Haha roughly
Won’t go to the Cubs
And why is that?
Right they love this man a long time like Peavy in his prime
He will
Might as well say all 30 teams interested at this point. Until he can throw and show he is healthy I doubt anyone pays him.
Not Mets…too cheap.
The cheap Mets that just signed the top free agent? Sure their financial issues are preventing them from spending as they should in their market. But they had the 12th highest payroll last year, and just locked up Cespedes. Wish my team was that “cheap”
cardinals need to get him
Would love to. But unless the Cardinals are going to offer significantly more guaranteed money than any other team, he’s going to go to a team where he knows he has a starting spot if he’s healthy. The Cardinals can’t offer that
but will they beat #MysteryTeam to the punch?
Nationals trade 4 Prospects to Tyson Ross for his signature.
Good one Weighed
lol
That wouldn’t work. Washington only signs Scott Boras clients! Lol !
Starter with injury trouble, Dodgers will snag him up
Cleveland doesn’t need him, use your time and money to find. Corner/power bat.
Agreed unless they would sigh him then trade Bauer for that power bat
Sign not sigh lol
Tyson would be a great 4th or 5th starter for the Cubs. Theo and Jed should give him his 9 million a year. We need Montgomery in the bullpen as a long reliever, he is not starter material
Agreed. MM needs to be in our pen
20 teams interested could be teams just asking for his number from his agents.
Yankees should snatch him
With no Ace or true #1 on the staff (not that Ross is), Ross could be a nice addition to the Angels starting staff.
Personally I think they sign Nova. Ross could be an amazing pickup for them I just feel like with their recent health issues with starters they will be scared off.
Possibly, you make a good point.
I want Ross on the Phillies pretty bad.
Brewers should sign him as a trade chip in July.
Not too confident Tyson ever rounds back into form. I dont want my team giving him anywhere near 9 million. A guy like him with diminished stuff and poor control doesnt sound too appealing. Definitely a gamble for one of the rich mlb clubs
Agree, there’s only a few teams that can afford to make a $10 million mistake, and most of the games are over the threshold already
Actually, pretty much every team has a 10 million dollar mistake on the books. Even Ross’ old team the Padres paid Josh Johnson 10 mil a few years ago to never pitch for them.
I wouldn’t include 2013 as part of his FOTR run, he spent most of the year as a reliever and even his 16 starts were pretty all over the place.
Having his surgery in October likely means he’s out until June/July at the earliest. Based on past TOS surgeries, most come back to the mound around 8 months post surgery(some take up to 12 months). I wouldn’t count on him being a big piece for any team in 2017 and I’d have to guess almost teams interested are looking for him to provide most or all of his value in 2018.
The history of pitchers with TOS is pretty bleak. I loved watching Ross pitch, but I doubt he has much of a career left.
Well that narrows it down lol 20 teams?
I’m sure some team will do it, but giving Tyson Ross 9+ guaranteed for this season seems like a pretty bad plan, unless there is a lot of upside for the team in the form of cheap additional control/options
He’s overrated walks too many guys.
In line with Arrieta , cole hammels, archer and Carlos Martinez. Not bad company.
What does inline with mean? In 2015 Tyson Ross walked more /9 than any other qualified pitcher not named Trevor Bauer. He was 77/78. If you combine 2014 and 2015 he’s 79/84. Career average of 3.64 and never posted a season with it under 3
3.64 E.R.A. Would tie him for 28th best in all of baseball this year.
He’s talking about BB/9 not ERA. 3.64 is bad.
2014 era 2.81 2015 3.26 where is he getting 3.64 my inline post is bb/9. He is going to be a #5 starter contract . Shark 3.81 price 3.99 archer 4.02. What kinda $ are they getting? His 2014 era would be 6th best this year his 2015 era 18th best. And once again getting him for #5 rotation money.
Look out for the Braves on this one
I wish the Cardinals would take a chance on him. If Dave Duncan was still with the Cards, I’d be a no brainier to sign him!! Could have possibly made him into a Chris Carpenter!
Tyson Ross would fit perfect with the cubs. The cubs also still need to sign Travis Wood back. He can be their long reliever and have even a few spot starts if needed. 3/15 low risk low cost high reward for Ross. 1 year with an option for Travis Wood. 1/9mil with a player option for 2018.
13 man roster for pitchers
Hendricks
Lester
Arrieta
Lackey
Montgomery
Grimm
Rob z
Carl Edwards
Strop
Koji
Rondon
Deusing
Davis
I agree on Ross don’t see room for wood(who I like as well)
Wood can play LF. Can hit. Can start, and relieve. He fits JoeMadd more than anyone else in this league!! Zobrist and JavyB included!!
Ha ha . Surprised wood hasn’t been signed yet. Longer he is out there maybe we get back?
so basically everyone is interested except teams that obviously have their full rotation or don’t have any money
Literally he just restated the tweet by Jon Heyman with a few more words
Pirates could use another veteran pitcher. Ray Seage could return Ross to his previous self. There would not be a huge fix, but he could help him with an easier release point and arm slot after an injury he suffered last year. He could make that Pirates rotation look really good if they trade for Quentina (White Sox pitcher) and Ross behind Cole, Tallion, and Nova. Looks like a strong rotation going into the season. If any of the above goes down with an injury or starts out with a “bum” arm, they have depth. In the Quentina (how ever his name is spelt) trade, Pirates would trade way Glasnow, Bell, Brault, and possibly another top 10 organization prospect to the White Sox. And to be honest, I would be ok with it if Meadows is NOT in it.