It was solely final season when veteran reliever David Robertson threw to a 3.00 ERA with the Texas Rangers. However now, at age 40, groups have been hesitant to carry him aboard. Any common supervisor could be justified in balking on the alternative to choose up a 40-year-old reduction arm, but this premise could also be a bit misguided.
The veteran righty final threw to a sub-2.00 ERA in 2017, one thing he completed twice, however his 2.91 profession ERA nonetheless stands as a testomony to his reliability over the previous few a long time. At present, he nonetheless waits in free company. Nevertheless, it may not be lengthy till he finds himself in a brand new uniform — or presumably an outdated one.
In keeping with Will Sammon of The Athletic, a number of groups are anticipated to have a minimum of some degree of curiosity in Robertson. He wrote this on Tuesday:
“A number of groups, together with the New York Mets and New York Yankees, have a minimum of not too long ago appeared into Robertson, league sources stated. A number of groups count on to attend one in every of his throwing classes throughout the subsequent week.”
The 2 groups Sammon talked about, the Yankees and Mets, have at one level or one other every counted Robertson as a member of their bullpens. Robertson was drafted by the Yankees in 2006 and made his debut with them in 2008. He’s the final remaining member of the Yankees’ 2009 World Sequence staff nonetheless lively in Main League Baseball at this time. His first Yankee tenure led to 2014 earlier than he was introduced again on the 2017 commerce deadline, leaving once more after the 2018 season. He spent simply a part of a season with the Mets in 2023 previous to being traded to the Marlins.
Final yr, Robertson threw a career-high 72 innings to the tune of a 3.00 ERA with 99 strikeouts, one shy of tying his profession excessive. Even at age 39, Robertson proved he may nonetheless maintain his personal from the bullpen. Now, it appears it can simply be a matter of time earlier than he will get his first probability at age 40.
