A little over a week later, the Rangers are 7 games out of a wild card spot, 5 games back in their division. Houston and Seattle are likely to be big buyers at the deadline. I don’t think the Rangers catch either one of them, and should sell…
The Twins need a bulldog starter that’s been there, done that in the playoffs. Nathan Eovaldi is that bulldog.
Playoff resume:
17 games, 12 starts, 9-3 record, 3.05 ERA in nearly 80 IP.
He would need around 70 more IP in the regular season to hit the $20 million vesting option in 2025. Not sure if he gets there. Top of the head math, he’s owed around $9 million the rest of the year. That’s the hurdle, which could be overcome.