Clay Holmes is a free agent after a solid three-year run in the New York Yankees bullpen, mostly as the closer. Thus, imagine the shock when the Post reported a handful of teams, including the crosstown rival New York Mets, are interested in signing Holmes…as a starter.
Yes, you read that correctly. Some teams believe that Clay Holmes, the former random bullpen righty turned All-Star stopper, is starter material. Forget that he hasn’t started a game since 2018. So what if he’ll be 32 years old by Opening Day? It’s worth the risk, and he just goes back to his high leverage bullpen role if it doesn’t work out well.