He appeared in 64 games during that time, starting 53 of them and finishing the other 11. Across the 20 campaigns, Flexen posted a 3.66 ERA (8% better than league average by measure of ERA+) with 4.15 FIP in 317 1/3 innings of work. The right-hander was released by the Mets last week shortly after the club acquired him from the Mariners alongside Trevor Gott.įlexen came into the 2023 season looking like a solid swingman or a serviceable back-end rotation arm. Topkin notes that familiarity with Tom O’Connell, Flexen’s agent who’s based in Tampa and also represents offseason signing Zach Eflin, could give the Rays a leg up in a potential pursuit of Flexen. The Rays have interest in right-hander Chris Flexen, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
