Left-hander , who was recently designated for a signment by the Rockies, rejected an outright a signment and elected free agency, . Hes back on the open market. Shreve, 34, only pitched one inning with the Rockies. He retired all three hitters he faced on a trio of grounders. It was just one inning, but that frame now gives Shreve a stretch of 11 consecutive seasons pitching in the big leagues in some capacity. Though he hasnt gotten much of a look in the majors this year, Shreve has been pitching well in Triple-A. Hes spent time in the Yankees and Rangers systems as well, totaling 34 1/3 innings with a 2.62 earned run average, Kosuke Fukudome Jersey 26.7% strikeout rate, 9.2% walk rate and 41.5% ground-ball rate. Of course, Shreve has a lengthy big league track record and has been effective more often than not in the majors. Hes tallied 357 MLB frames dating back to 2014 and pitched to a career 3.96 ERA thats supported by a 3.87 SIERA. Shreves career strikeout, walk and ground-ball rates (25.2%, 10.8% and 41.9%, respectively) more or le s closely mirror the marks hes demonstrated in Triple-A this season. He pitched just two innings with the 2019 Cardinals and had a tough 26-inning run with the 2022 Mets (6.49 ERA) but has otherwise been a serviceable middle-innings arm who can capably be relied upon to hold opponents to around four runs for every nine innings pitched. Shreve is hardly an elite arm, but hes an experienced lefty whos pitched in a variety of roles and could help a contending club down the stretch. Any team that signs him would be able to carry him on the postseason roster so long as hes in the organization prior to Sept. 1. The Mets, Cubs and Mariners are among the teams who currently have only one southpaw in their big league bullpen, although Shreve could certainly latch on with an organization that has more left-handed bullpen depth than that. Michael Fulmer Jersey