Greg Holland struggled in St. Louis in 2018, putting up a 7.92 ERA, a 4.56 FIP, 22 walks, and 22 Ks in 25 innings before the Cardinals, who’d signed him to a 1-year/$14M deal, released the right-handed reliever. Holland then signed with the Washington Nationals, putting up a 0.84 ERA, a 2.97 FIP, 10 walks, and 25 Ks in 21 1⁄3 IP down the stretch.
So, when the 2019 Nationals’ bullpen got off to a horrendous start to the season, GM Mike Rizzo was asked, in a May interview with 106.