When we last saw Philadelphia Phillies reliever Matt Strahm on the mound, he was pitching the ninth inning of a tie game in the NLDS with the team’s season on the line. He fired off a 1-2-3 inning, but his efforts were all for naught as the Phillies were eliminated two innings later.
Now, two months after another October disappointment by the team, Strahm is on the move back to Kansas City, where his MLB career started in 2016. On its surface, the trade sure seemed to be just about the money, as Strahm makes a team-friendly $7.