The Cardinals finally could not tolerate the poor pitching of Greg Holland, despite their $14 million investment on him this year. He was designated for assignment Friday.
It will be interesting to see if a contender reaches out hoping to fix him for an immediate benefit. If not, I wonder if the Mets might make a good landing spot.
Their current pitching coach, Dave Eiland, was Holland’s pitching coach in Kansas City from 2012-15 when the right-hander emerged as an elite closer. Like Matt Harvey going to Cincinnati, Holland going to a non-contender would provide unquestioned opportunity the urgency of a pennant race would not afford.