A former 1st round draft pick with a big pedigree, a big fastball, and just enough recent poor performance to perhaps be picked up on the cheap? Where have we heard this story before?
Just a few weeks after the Cincinnati Reds picked up righty Jeff Hoffman from the Colorado Rockies in a low-risk acquisition - Hoffman’s a former 1st round pick with a mid to upper 90s fastball, you’ll recall - it appears the Reds might be sniffing down a similar path. According to The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosecrans, Ryne Stanek is on the Reds radar this offseason, too, fresh off a 2020 season that didn’t live up to his previous standards.