
MLB teams interested in Clay Holmes as a starter — including the Mets
NY Post
Add one more potential starting pitching arm to the free-agent market.
A few teams are inquiring about Clay Holmes transitioning from the bullpen to the rotation, including the Mets, a source told The Post.
Holmes has not started since 2018, his debut season with the Pirates. But he was a starter throughout his minor league tenure.
Teams are more aggressively looking at relievers returning to the rotation due to recent success in that area. Kansas City’s Seth Lugo just finished third for the AL Cy Young.
San Diego’s 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.
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’ trade for Juan Soto.

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