Lance Lynn, a 37-year-old starting pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals last season, remains unemployed. In a recent interview, he revealed that his agent had called to inform him that a team had asked him if he would like to be a finisher. When he told his wife the news, she jokingly said that he wouldn't have to be there at the beginning of the game.

In 2023, Lynn experienced a career low, with a whopping 5.73 ERA in a single season. Fortunately, the Cardinals still gave him a chance, signing him to a one-year, $11 million contract at the end of 2023. And he lived up to expectations, making it to the starting rotation last season, with a 7-4 record and a 3.74 ERA. However, this offseason, the Cardinals did not exercise the team option on his contract, allowing him to enter the free agent market.

Lynn is still unemployed, but in a recent interview with major league reporter Ken Rosenthal, he mentioned that a team called his agent, Kevin Lustig, to ask if he would be willing to change his role on the court. "Lustig told me, 'I got a couple of weird phone calls today,'" Lynn said. I was like, 'What? Does anyone give me a minor league contract? Lustig said, 'No, what they're asking is, what do you think about being a pitcher in the barn, a finisher?' ’”

When Lynn found out about this, she told his wife, who responded, "Great, I don't have to be there at the beginning of the game, I'll just come back when the game starts, and then watch you pitch at the end of the game." ”

Lynn played in 364 games in her major league career, 24 of which were from the bullpen, with a 2-2 record and a 2.79 ERA. He revealed that he actually prefers to be a starting pitcher, but it would be exciting to get a crucial strikeout or a guarantee late in the game. "I'm absolutely passionate about it, and that's going to be fun," he said. ”