The Diamondbacks signed an excellent starting pitcher on a minor league contract. This offseason, they signed two remarkable free agents (closer Mark Melancon was the first).
What made this minor league signing possible? Four reasons follow:
- The current lockout prevents Major League contracts.
- In 2019, Dan Straily struggled. In 2020 and 2021 he played for the Lotte Giants in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO).
- He wanted to again work with pitching coach Brent Strom.
- Dan Straily wanted to finish his career in the Majors so his son could watch him play.