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No. 1 Option: Jack Flaherty (Age: 29)
Stats: 28 GS, 13-7, 3.17 ERA (3.47 FIP), 1.07 WHIP, 194 K, 162.0 IP, 3.1 WAR
Flaherty settled for a one-year, $14 million deal from the Tigers last offseason and responded with his best performance since he finished fourth in 2019 NL Cy Young voting. His past injury issues and inconsistency, coupled with a shaky postseason has seemingly undercut his market. With that said, he is far and away the best available starter left in free agency if he can even come close to his 2024 numbers.
No. 2 Option: Nick Pivetta (Age: 31)
Stats: 26 GS, 6-12, 4.14 ERA (4.07 FIP), 1.13 WHIP, 172 K, 145.2 IP, 1.8 WAR
Pivetta might end up regretting not accepting the one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Red Sox that he rejected at the start of the offseason. He fits best as a No. 3 or No. 4 starter on a contender, but he does offer a bit more upside thanks to his swing-and-miss stuff after racking up 705 strikeouts in 623 innings over the past four seasons.
No. 3 Option: Kyle Gibson (Age: 37)
Stats: 30 GS, 8-8, 4.24 ERA (4.42 FIP), 1.35 WHIP, 151 K, 169.2 IP, 0.9 WAR
Gibson is a durable veteran workhorse who has made at least 29 starts and tossed at least 150 innings every year since 2017 with the exception of the shortened 2020 season. With a 99 ERA+ in 169.2 innings last year, he was the definition of a league-average starter, and he would be an upgrade at the back of the rotation for a long list of teams.
Others Of Note: Lance Lynn, Cal Quantrill, Spencer Turnbull, Jakob Junis, Mike Clevinger, Chris Flexen
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