After a 2022 season that saw Max Fried place second in Cy Young voting, expectations were naturally high for 2023. However, it turned out to be an injury-riddled year for the southpaw, as he made just 14 regular season starts in between three separate stints on the Injured List, the longest of which lasted three months.
How Acquired
As we all probably know by now, Fried was acquired in the Justin Upton trade with the Padres in 2014, a trade that definitely looks amazing in retrospect. The bigger conversation at this point, as we all also probably know, is that, barring a contract extension, Fried will be a free agent after the 2024 season.