Robertson had surgery to fix his elbow on Saturday and will likely miss all of next season while he recovers. So for $23 million, Robertson gave the Phils a whopping 6.2 innings, which works out to $3,449,827.51 per inning.
Injuries are a part of the game. I get that. But with what’s happened to Robertson, Tommy Hunter, and Pat Neshek, you have to wonder if that will make the front office gun shy when it comes to signing free agent pitchers.
The Phils should be all in this winter to try and sign Astros starter Gerrit Cole. Maybe they can minimize the risk by offering something insane like $105 million over 3 years, with a couple of option years added in. Cole has missed a few games over the course of his career, but hasn’t had any many injuries.
And speaking of Cole, a certain Mr. Hamels is also a free agent after the season. He wants to come back; he still has a house in the area. I hope it happens.
And Jake Arrieta is having a bone spur removed from his elbow. He should be back next spring. Yay.
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