The left-handed reliever market is surprisingly thin this year. Zach Britton is one of the few stars of this class, and he will get paid, but he is not the only game in town. There is a knock-off, store brand Britton up for grabs, and according to a report from Jason Rollison, the Pirates are interested in him. That pitcher is Jake Diekman.
Diekman is coming off of two less than ideal campaigns. He missed all but one month in 2017 after undergoing surgery for chronic ulcerative colitis, and in his first full season back he posted a 4.