Just yesterday, Griffin and the Texas Rangers agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal to avoid arbitration. Griffin started out 3-0 last season, but finished 7-4 with an ERA of 5.07 in 23 starts. Not very good overall, but not bad for a pitcher that hadn’t pitched in two seasons.
In 2014, he underwent Tommy John Surgery and missed the entire season. When 2015 came, he was still feeling pain and soreness in his surgically repaired elbow and was forced to miss the entire 2015 season. He went on to be released by the Athletics and it seemed as though he would never be given another chance to play baseball again.