Multiple Teams Interested In Dustin May

Former Brewers right-hander Dustin May is receiving widespread interest as a free agent, reports Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Morosi links the Astros, Cubs, Padres, and White Sox to the veteran righty. It’s the second straight winter on the open market for May. Last time around, he landed a one-year, $12.5MM contract with the Cardinals. May was coming off an uneven season split between the Dodgers and Red Sox. He came over in the deadline deal that sent outfield prospects James Tibbs III and Zach Ehrhard to Los Angeles. St. Louis grabbed May to cover innings in a rotation lacking proven options. It ended up being a surprisingly steady group. Michael McGreevy, Andre Pallante, Kyle Leahy, and Matthew Liberatore each made 29+ starts and tossed 140+ innings. May was right there with them, though his final 10 outings came in Milwaukee. Quinn Mathews filled May’s role after the trade. May wound up on the future World Series champs as part of a trade deadline move that sent him to the Brewers with reliever JoJo Romero for outfield prospects Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale. The May trade tree could end up being pretty interesting given the ceilings of Tibbs and Frias. May wasn’t particularly effective in Milwaukee, posting a 5.65 ERA over 36 2/3 innings to close the regular season. He allowed seven earned runs in 11 postseason frames. The 29-year-old May had an unremarkable final line, but there were positive stretches. He was obliterated for 13 earned runs in his first two starts of the season. After those clunkers, he ripped off a 19-start stretch of a mid-3.00s ERA and nearly a strikeout per inning. There was also some weirdness along the way. May delivered a masterful complete-game shutout against the Padres in mid-June, but dealt with back tightness following the effort. He’d permit 11 earned runs over his next two starts. May got smoked by a line drive in his fourth game with the Brewers, knocking him out after one batter. His next outing came on short rest and went poorly. The foursome listed by Morosi all have clear rotation needs. The Cubs have several spots to fill after the departures of Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes, David Peterson, and Shota Imanaga. The Padres’ outlook is even more dire, with Michael King, Nick Pivetta, Robbie Ray, Walker Buehler, and Griffin Canning out the door. The Astros have plenty of question marks behind ace Hunter Brown. The White Sox mixed and matched their pitching staff all the way to the ALCS, but could use another more traditional starter alongside Sean Burke and converted reliever Grant Taylor. Photo courtesy of Jovanny Hernandez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Imagn Images View Comments (9)