Free agent reliever Brooks Raley threw a bullpen session for scouts in Texas this morning, reports Will Sammon of The Athletic. According to Sammon, there were 12+ teams in attendance.
Raley is around 11 months removed from last May’s Tommy John procedure, so he’s presumably not yet ready for game action. The surgery ended his two-year stint with the Mets. Raley had an impressive 2023 season, working to a 2.80 earned run average through 54 2/3 innings. He had reeled off seven scoreless frames with nine strikeouts last season before his elbow gave out. Raley recorded three saves and 29 holds while only surrendering three leads over his season-plus in a Mets uniform.
The 36-year-old southpaw is a breaking ball specialist. Raley relies mostly on his low-80s sweeper and a mid-80s cutter. He’s annually among the game’s best at avoiding hard contact. He also fanned nearly 26% of opposing hitters with a solid 11.8% swinging strike rate back in 2023. Raley was loosely tied to the Cubs and Yankees in January but could be of interest to virtually any team as affordable bullpen depth.
I wonder if the ladies of RHOC will believe this yarn.
Braves need a lefty. Dylan Lee isn’t cutting it with Bummer hurt.
Since when is Bummer hurt? Wtf are you talking about with Dylan Lee?
My bad. It was bereavement. Still Bummer has been low leverage all year and producing middling results. Dylan Lee’s era looks nice but his underlying numbers aren’t that nice. I think Lee can turn it around, but I’d like to see what Raley can do.
Joe Multiply Have Rough Starts For Arizona I See Them Going After A Guy Like Brooks Raley
I smell another Boston reclamation project.
Nats should sign him
Mets could bring him back and send Danny Young down.
Cards should get Raley and either option or release Ryan Fernandez
A 36-year-old reliever 11 months post-Tommy John, attracted 12+ teams to his bullpen session?