Are we finally drawing near an end to the longest flirtation in MLB history?
The Toronto Sun is reporting (?) that Blue Jays free agent pitcher Mark Buehrle will either pitch for the Cardinals in 2016 or take his toys and go home:
Come April, unless someone comes over the hill, the Jays will start with Stroman, Estrada, Dickey, Sanchez and Hutchison. They have made 395 lifetime starts with five 30-plus seasons (four by Dickey, one by Hutchison). Buehrle will either retire or pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals, his home town team.
While I was doing the research for this post (i.e. clicking on that link), I didn’t notice any sourcing for the line about Buehrle, nor did it seem like it was anything more than an aside.
But – hey – it’s the hot stove – we’re running with it!
From Hardball Talk:
Buehrle, 36, registered a 3.81 ERA and 1.24 WHIP in 198 2/3 innings this past season for the American League East-champion Blue Jays. It was the first time he had fallen short of the 200-inning mark since 2000.
You know what Lance Lynn did? Pitch innings. You know what Lance Lynn will not do in 2016? Pitch innings. You know who could pitch innings? Mark Buehrle.
What are we all waiting for? Let’s do this!
Then again, the St. Charles native and the Cardinals have been texting each other for a decade without a second of Netflix and chill – so this might just be the next chapter in the greatest relationship that never was.
Time will tell.
What do you think? Should the Cardinals go after Buehrle? Or go for Price?
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