It seems that having a bearded, veteran, former Houston Astros righty in the rotation for 2017 was always on the minds of the Cincinnati Reds front office since the end of last season. One whose fastball topped out around 90 mph, whose career ERA sat in the mid to low 4’s, and who was projected by most avid projectors to post both an ERA and FIP right around 4.40 this upcoming season.
For most of this winter, that man was Dan Straily, he of the career 4.24 ERA and 4.78 FIP - who STEAMER projects to post a 4.