Miami Marlins have released their starting pitcher Dan Straily, the team has announced on Monday. Marlins will pay $1.2 million to the 30-year-old for the termination but will avoid paying $5 million they would owe to Straily for 2019.
Dan Straily was limited to just 23 starts last season due to injuries, which created an opportunity for younger Marlins’ pitchers to brake into the rotation. Wanting to further develop their young stars, Miami tried and failed to find a trade partner for Straily which eventually led to him being released.
“We’re giving him the opportunity to go start elsewhere,” – said Marlins’ president of baseball operations Michael Hill said. “I’d say [he was surprised]. But I have a great relationship with him. You’re always going to be open, honest and direct. But it’s the job. It’s what we had to do. I just walked him through everything. He understood it, gave us a hug and we wish him nothing but the best.”
“We’re going to be built with our starting pitching,”- he added. “These guys are part of our future, and we want to give them every opportunity to continue to grow and to get better, help us win ballgames.”
After making his majors debut in 2012 with the Oakland Athletics, Dan Straily went on to play for Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros and Cincinnati Reds before landing in Miami in 2017.
Straily’s MLB career stats include 42-36 with a 4.23 ERA and 648 strikeouts.
