With the pool of free-agent starting pitchers growing shallower by the day, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Los Angeles Angels “are considering Nate Eovaldi and Corey Kluber” — both of whom have played for the Yankees.
Eovaldi also has been connected to the San Diego Padres.
According to MLBTradeRumors.com:
“The Angels have a fairly solid five-man rotation on paper, but since Shohei Ohtani‘s been around, they’ve tended to opt for a six-man rotation. As such, the addition of Eovaldi to stabilize the rotation makes plenty of sense. Ohtani and Tyler Anderson look set to occupy the first two spots in their rotation, with Reid Detmers, Patrick Sandoval and Jose Suarez rounding out the five. That young trio has shown plenty of promise and the addition of a veteran like Eovaldi would give them a very formidable group of starters to go into the 2023 season with. Even if they don’t wind up signing Eovaldi, the Halos are keen to add more pitching, per Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, and certainly could make a play for some of the other remaining options on the market. … With most of the starting pitchers off the board, Eovaldi is the top remaining option.”
Eovaldi pitched for the Yankees in 2015 and 2016. Kluber threw a no-hitter for the Yankees in 2021, his only season in New York, and Rob Bradford of WEEI, reports that another unnamed AL East team is interested in Eovaldi.
The Red Sox offered Eovaldi a qualifying offer at the end of the season, so any other team that signs him would give up draft picks.
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