The Mets missed out on a huge potential deal Friday as reliever Joel Hanrahan signed a deal with the Detroit Tigers. The deal is reportedly worth a guaranteed $1 Million dollars with incentives that could raise the contract to $3 Million. This deal would have been right up the Mets alley as they have the money to offer and desperately will need a proven closer that isn't past his prime ( see Farnsworth, Kyle and Valverde, Jose). Hanrahan has 80 saves over the last 3 seasons with 76 of those coming in the first two seasons with the Pirates before hurting his elbow with the Red Sox last season.
In 2010 Hanrahan struck out 100 batters in 69 innings which is approximately 1.5 strikeouts per inning. He routinely was throwing 100 MPH with a nice slider to go with the heat. Although coming off of the surgery, we will have to see what the gun reads when he throws. The tigers must have liked what they have seen to sign him as their 8th inning guy behind Nathan who has rebounded himself in past years to his old form. With a nice 1-2 punch at the back end of the pen, along with albuquerque in the 7th, the tigers look poised to be contenders for another World Series run.
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