PHILADELPHIA — Dave Dombrowski said this week he sees no need to act on the Mets’ reported $315 million deal with Carlos Correa.
However, that didn’t mean he wasn’t looking for more upgrades to the Phillies roster.
A source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand Friday night that the Phillies and right-hander Craig Kimbrel have agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal pending an investigation. Kimbrel, who turned 35 in May. Lee Smith (478), Francisco Rodriguez (437), John Franco (424) and Billy Wagner (422).
Kimbrel has had some interesting times over the past few seasons. He had a .49 ERA and 23 saves with the Cubs in 2021 before they traded him to the White Sox. Kimbrel posted a 5.09 ERA in 24 appearances at the track. He signed a one-year contract with the Dodgers this past offseason and has a 3.75 ERA in 63 games. But he threw inconsistently, holding right-handers to a .576 OPS and left-handers to a .778 OPS.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts removed Kimbrel as a closer in September and then dropped him from the NLDS roster.
Kimbrel finished with 72 strikeouts over 60 innings, but his 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings was by far the lowest rate of his career. In no other season has he had fewer than 13.0 strikeouts per nine.
Kimbrel, who had a 1.91 ERA from 2010 to 2018, has had a 3.70 ERA in the four seasons since. Overall, the eight-time All-Star will compete in 2023 with a 2.31 ERA over 13 seasons with the Braves, Cubs, Red Sox, Padres, White Sox and Dodgers.