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Phillies To Decline 2020 Option On Pat Neshek

By Steve Adams | October 31, 2019 at 12:25pm CDT

The Phillies will decline their $7MM club option on right-hander Pat Neshek, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman (Twitter link). The veteran sidearmer will instead be paid a $750K buyout and return to the free-agent market.

Neshek, 39, missed nearly a month with a shoulder strain before a hamstring tear in late June put an end to his 2019 campaign (and ultimately required surgery). That pair of injuries limited Neshek to just 18 innings of 5.00 ERA ball and capped off an injury-plagued Phillies tenure, though it’s worth noting that he was excellent when healthy in 2018. Shoulder trouble hampered him again that season, but Neshek pitched to a strong 2.59 earned run average in 24 1/3 innings when he was able to take the ball.

Broadly speaking, Neshek enjoyed a seven-year run as an outstanding setup piece and occasional closer from 2012-18. Over that span, he logged 315 1/3 innings with a 2.51 ERA (3.26 FIP), 8.3 K/9, 1.8 BB/9 and 0.91 HR/9. Along the way he tallied 13 saves and 106 holds while making a pair of All-Star teams and pitching in high-leverage spots for the A’s, Cardinals, Astros, Rockies and Phillies. The 2002 sixth-rounder boasts a sub-3.00 ERA and nearly a strikeout per inning in 488 Major League innings.

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  1. draushaus

    1 year ago

    I’ll take Neshek! He’s got more promise than a whole lot of hurlers.

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    • realgone2

      1 year ago

      Where? Out to dinner?

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  2. Vanilla Good

    1 year ago

    Bring him home to Wisco!

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  3. Cardinal

    1 year ago

    Quality proven relief pitcher; if healthy.

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    • Woods Rider

      1 year ago

      He’s done.

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  4. Buck Dharma

    1 year ago

    He was a quality reliever when healthy, a good clubhouse guy, and he apparently enjoyed playing in Philadelphia. Thanks, Pat!

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  5. gray

    1 year ago

    I loved when he was with the Cardinals. But what I really like about Pat is that he is a fellow Metalhead. \m/ \m/

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    • ludafish

      1 year ago

      Is he? Very cool. I love finding the Metal Head players. Need more players rocking out

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  6. notagain27

    1 year ago

    Hey Steve, don’t forget that Neshek got his start in Minnesota and was a pretty good relief pitcher for the Twins during their playoff years before he got hurt.

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    • PeeWeeGaskins

      1 year ago

      Yep, Neshek/Nathan 8th/9th annoyed me plenty of times as a Tigers fan. Game over.

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  7. DarkSide830

    1 year ago

    i know a lot of people in Philly dont like him, but im a fan. shame he’s been injured during the last 2 years.

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    • jleve618

      1 year ago

      I like him too, hard to like that signing the way it played out though. Not every reliever we sign can be broken for the entire contract right?

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  8. Johhos

    1 year ago

    Good reliever but he can’t go on back to back days. But he’ll find a j9b in somebody’s bullpen…

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  9. bravesfan

    1 year ago

    Knock knock Braves. The guy is old, but he has a track record of being really good. Go get him, our bullpen is scary thin right now

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  10. phils phanatic

    1 year ago

    good move, cant go into next season expecting to contend with as many question marks in the pen as we did this past season

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  11. seth3120

    1 year ago

    Smart to decline but worth a gamble for less

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  12. mlb1225

    1 year ago

    Pirates should take a 1 year flyer on Neshek. He’s not one to rely on velocity to get outs so his age should not be a big issue. The Pirates need a late inning arm for 2019 too.

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  13. number one sun

    1 year ago

    Did he ever get Zack Greinke’s autograph?

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