Each of the past few offseasons, it seems as though that once the bigger named free agents have signed up, the front office has started reaching around in the couch cushions in Citizens Bank Park and found a few extra million to spend on the roster. Instead of using it on a hitter for the bench or adding more depth to protect against possible injury in the rotation, they’ve invested it by waving that extra few million at the veteran free agent reliever and seeing who was going to bite.
In 2022, that was Corey Knebel.
In 2023, it was Craig Kimbrel.