Before signing a one-year/$3.25 million deal with the Detroit Tigers Wednesday, veteran righty José Ureña also garnered interest from the Philadelphia Phillies, per Jon Heyman of RADIO.COM.
Ureña, 29, has a 4.60 ERA in 98 career starts, all of which have come as a member of the Miami Marlins. Though he’s never put it all together, Ureña has an excellent repertoire, which features a mid-90s fastball, along with a sinker, change-up and slider. The Phillies don’t have a great – or even good – recent track record of unlocking the potential in pitchers, but it’s not hard to see why they would have interest in Ureña for a year.