{"id":13901,"date":"2024-12-03T07:53:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13901"},"modified":"2024-12-03T07:53:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:53:34","slug":"breaking-mlb-teams-interested-in-clay-holmes-as-a-starter-including-the-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13901","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: MLB teams interested in Clay Holmes as a starter \u2014 including the Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Add one more potential starting pitching arm to the free-agent market.<\/p>\n

A few teams are inquiring about Clay Holmes transitioning from the bullpen to the rotation, including the Mets, a source told The Post.<\/p>\n

Holmes has not started since 2018, his debut season with the Pirates. But he was a starter throughout his minor league tenure.<\/p>\n

Teams are more aggressively looking at relievers returning to the rotation due to recent success in that area. Kansas City\u2019s Seth Lugo just finished third for the AL Cy Young.<\/p>\n

San Diego\u2019s Michael King finished seventh for the NL Cy Young and Reynaldo Lopez finished 11th. Zack Littell has enjoyed rotation success since the Rays converted him back to a starter in 2023.<\/p>\n

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MLB teams are interested in transitioning Clay Holmes to a starting role, including the Mets. Jason Szenes \/ New York Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last offseason in free agency, the Giants signed Jordan Hicks to a four-year, $44 million contract to transition to the rotation and the Braves inked Lopez for three years at $30 million and King was a key element in the Yankees\u2019 trade for Juan Soto.<\/p>\n

Lugo, after a good transition to starting in 2023 for the Padres, signed a three-year, $45 million pact with the Royals.<\/p>\n

Multiple teams also are looking into turning free agent Jeff Hoffman back into a starter after he made the All-Star team as a Phillies reliever in 2024.<\/p>\n

Holmes also was an All-Star this year, for the second time as a reliever.<\/p>\n

What teams see in Holmes to potentially move him to the rotation is the ability to throw two fastballs (four-seamer and sinker), two breaking balls (slider and sweeper) and the aptitude to develop a changeup. The sinker is viewed as a dominant pitch.<\/p>\n

Plus, Holmes has a track record of durability as a reliever. The righty has appeared in the eighth-most games in the majors the past four seasons combined plus another 19 postseason games, including relieving in 13 of the Yankees\u2019 14 postseason games in 2024.<\/p>\n