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From Ken Rosenthal:
Lance Lynn, closer? Evidently, some teams like the idea.
Lynn, 37, has not pitched out of the bullpen since 2018. But his agent, Kevin Lustig, recently informed him that several clubs asked if he would be interested in pitching the ninth inning.
“He said, ‘I got a couple of weird calls today.’ I was like, ‘What? Did someone ask me for a minor-league deal?’” said Lynn, who remains a free agent. “He started dying laughing. He was like, ‘No, they asked what you thought about being a back-end guy, a closer.’
“I went, ‘Oooooh. Is the second act, the final act of my career, closing games?’ It sounds fun. I was kind of joking with my wife about it. She was like, ‘Cool, I don’t have to be at the start of games. I can just come halfway through and watch you at the end.’”
Lynn said he is “intrigued” by the possibility of getting the final three outs. Years ago, he recalls Tony La Russa, his former manager with the St. Louis Cardinals, telling him, “you have closer mentality.” Lynn, whose competitive streak is well-established, said, “I’m not surprised that it’s something that around the league people see.”
Several clubs are still looking for late-innings help. Detroit Tigers general manager Scott Harris, after signing free-agent reliever Tommy Kahnle on Wednesday, said he was still looking to upgrade his bullpen. Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen recently made the same acknowledgment.
The Los Angeles Angels have told at least one agent they have two or three bullpen spots to fill. The Cincinnati Reds might want to create competition for Alexis Díaz, who was inconsistent last season.
Lance Lynn, closer? Evidently, some teams like the idea.
Lynn, 37, has not pitched out of the bullpen since 2018. But his agent, Kevin Lustig, recently informed him that several clubs asked if he would be interested in pitching the ninth inning.
“He said, ‘I got a couple of weird calls today.’ I was like, ‘What? Did someone ask me for a minor-league deal?’” said Lynn, who remains a free agent. “He started dying laughing. He was like, ‘No, they asked what you thought about being a back-end guy, a closer.’
“I went, ‘Oooooh. Is the second act, the final act of my career, closing games?’ It sounds fun. I was kind of joking with my wife about it. She was like, ‘Cool, I don’t have to be at the start of games. I can just come halfway through and watch you at the end.’”
Lynn said he is “intrigued” by the possibility of getting the final three outs. Years ago, he recalls Tony La Russa, his former manager with the St. Louis Cardinals, telling him, “you have closer mentality.” Lynn, whose competitive streak is well-established, said, “I’m not surprised that it’s something that around the league people see.”
Several clubs are still looking for late-innings help. Detroit Tigers general manager Scott Harris, after signing free-agent reliever Tommy Kahnle on Wednesday, said he was still looking to upgrade his bullpen. Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen recently made the same acknowledgment.
The Los Angeles Angels have told at least one agent they have two or three bullpen spots to fill. The Cincinnati Reds might want to create competition for Alexis Díaz, who was inconsistent last season.
