SCOTTSDALE — Agent Scott Boras said Monday that, just in the past week, four new teams have inquired about free agent pitchers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery.
The extent of the interest is unknown — as are the teams — but Boras said the calls for those players are beginning to pick up as the need for pitching increases. «There is a pitching panic going on in baseball,» Boras stated. «We've got so many starting pitchers that are now compromised.
Maybe short term. Some long term. And the calls for elite starters are starting to increase. »With many clubs right now, because of the pitching issue, the competitiveness of their seasons is at risk." Boras spoke at an introductory news conference for new San Francisco Giants third baseman, Matt Chapman.
Chapman, 30, signed a three-year, $54 million contract over the weekend that includes opt-outs after each of the first two years.