"Matz spent the 2025 season working out of the bullpen. The 11-year big league veteran split the season between the Cardinals and Red Sox. He combined for 76 2/3 innings of 3.05 ERA ball. Matz has a long background as a starter and worked in a swing role with St. Louis as recently as 2024. He could compete for a rotation spot or work multiple innings out of Kevin Cash's bullpen."
"The 34-year-old just wrapped up a four-year, $44MM free agent deal that he'd signed with St. Louis. That didn't go as the Cardinals planned. Matz had a difficult time staying healthy. He missed most of the 2022 season to a shoulder impingement. A lat strain shelved him in the second half of the following season, and a lower back injury wiped out much of 2024."
Steven Matz signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays worth $15 million, with $7.5 million in each season and a $500,000 assignment bonus if traded. Outfielder Tristan Peters was designated for assignment as the corresponding roster move. Matz split the 2025 season between the Cardinals and Red Sox, working primarily out of the bullpen and combining for 76 2/3 innings with a 3.05 ERA. He has a long background as a starter and could compete for a rotation spot or provide multiple innings in the bullpen. Matz has dealt with significant injuries, including a 2022 shoulder impingement, a 2023 lat strain, and a 2024 lower back issue, after previously signing a four-year, $44 million deal with St. Louis that yielded limited innings.
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