With the 2021 season having come to a close, we are looking back at the year that was for members of the Texas Rangers.
Today we are looking at pitcher Mike Foltynewicz.
Ah, Folty. Sometimes taking a flyer on guys like this work out. Usually they don’t. Which makes sense...because if they usually worked out, you wouldn’t be taking a flyer on them, and they’d be a lot more in demand (or not released in the first place).
If you’ve blotted it from your memory, Foltynewicz was signed by the Rangers after a 2020 season where his velocity disappeared, he made only one appearance for the Atlanta Braves, was waived, got outrighted, and ended up becoming a free agent at the end of the season since he was no longer on the 40 man roster.