One other attention-grabbing possibility is hitting the marketplace for the month of July.
Jon Heyman of the New York Publish reported on Tuesday that veteran right-hander Johnny Cueto has opted out of his contract with the Texas Rangers. Cueto will now hit free company within the hopes of discovering a workforce with a extra speedy want in beginning pitching or lengthy aid, Heyman provides.
Cueto is a two-time All-Star who was the runner-up for the NL Cy Younger Award in 2014 with the Cincinnati Reds (additionally main Main League Baseball in strikeouts that season with 242). He later went on to win the World Collection with the Kansas Metropolis Royals in 2015.
However at 38-years-old now, Cueto hasn’t finished a lot during the last couple of seasons, posting a 6.10 ERA in 13 appearances for the Miami Marlins in 2023 earlier than signing a minor-league take care of the Rangers in April. For Triple-A Spherical Rock this yr, Cueto was 2-1 with a 5.71 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 9 begins.
Cueto did draw some respectable curiosity from a few noteworthy MLB teams not that long ago. Although it’s unclear if he actually has something left within the tank at this level, Cueto is betting on himself to get one other shot on an MLB roster.