This article is part of a series of player reviews for the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a surprising and marvelous year for the team as they won 84 games to make the postseason.
The Detroit Tigers announced a one-year, $4.25 million contract with left-hander Andrew Chafin on Tuesday. The deal with the 33-year-old veteran includes a $6.5 million club option in 2025, with a $500,000 buyout.
Projections don’t love Chafin’s 2023 numbers, but there are plenty of reasons to believe a bounceback season is likely. With a clear lack of free agent bats at prices and positions the Detroit Tigers would be interested in, this offseason was always going to center around pitching.
The Tigers are reportedly in agreement with left-hander Andrew Chafin on a one-year deal.
The calendar has turned to December, meaning the top executives from each organization and the top agents from around the league gather for the winter meetings.
The Brewers will return one of baseball’s best bullpens but could still look to add some depth The Brewers boasted one of baseball’s better bullpens in 2023.
The Milwaukee Brewers are in the market for a pair of relief pitchers this offseason after declining club options on veterans Justin Wilson and Andrew Chafin.
They will likely end up signing one-year free-agent deals.
Relief pitcher Andrew Chafin has been a member of the Milwaukee Brewers for all of 48 hours, and he already took a big step in connecting with his new team's fanbase.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded reliever Andrew Chafin to the Milwaukee Brewers. In return, Arizona received 28-year-old RHP Peter Strzelecki, per Jon Gambadoro.
Following the acquisition of Paul Sewald, the Diamondbacks are reportedly interested in trading away 33-year-old closer Andrew Chafin. Teams that may be interested in Chafin include the Cubs, Brewers, and Twins, per Jon Heyman.
The Diamondbacks entered the top of the 9th inning tonight with a 6-5 lead. Torey Lovullo turned to Andrew Chafin for the save, but by the time the inning was over the Cardinals had sent nine men to the plate and scored five runs, sealing a 10-6 victory over the reeling D-backs.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have recalled RHP Luis Frías from Triple-A Reno in return for reliever Andrew Chafin being placed on the Paternity List. Frias will make his third stint with the Diamondbacks this season, both of his previous call-ups lasted less than a week.
The D-backs were within one strike of a 1-0 victory over the Mets tonight at Chase Field. With two outs and a 3-2 count Andrew Chafin threw a slider that Francisco Alvarez just barely got a piece of, fouling it off Carson Kelly's leg.
The Arizona Diamondbacks and left-hander Andrew Chafin agreed to terms on a one-year contract with a club option for 2024. Financial terms were not disclosed by the Diamondbacks, however multiple media outlets reported on Saturday that Chafin would receive $5.5 million to rejoin his former team.
Chafin will earn a $5.5M salary in 2023, and Arizona’s club option is worth $7.25M (with a $750K buyout).
The market for lefty reliever Andrew Chafin is “heating up,” per Jon Heyman of the New York Post, and the Mets are among the teams with interest.
It isn’t clear whether the Cubs are necessarily willing to meet either pitcher’s asking price.
The Chicago Cubs have made a couple moves this offseason to add some pitchers to their roster this season. However, they can still use some bullpen help for the 2023 season.
The St. Louis Cardinals need bullpen help, but the team has not made any notable additions so far. In 2022, the Cardinals' bullpen ranked second to last in the majors with 7.99 strikeouts per nine innings.
If the organization wants to make a deep playoff run trading for a relief pitcher before the Aug. 2 deadline is a must.
Detroit Tigers reliever Andrew Chafin has turned himself into one of the most reliable relievers in the game of baseball. The Tigers signed him this past offseason to help strengthen their bullpen and he’s been pretty solid for them this season.
Andrew Chafin has had an interesting MLB career. The lefty broke into the big leagues in 2014, and since then, he has had his fair share of strong seasons and poor seasons.
Washington will receive catcher Drew Millas and pitchers Seth Shuman and Richard Guasch in return, a source told The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.
Andrew Chafin is one heck of a character, not to mention a good relief pitcher.
He is effective against batters from both sides of the plate, holding righties to a .147 batting average and lefties to a .164 average.
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