Aaron Laffey

Aaron Laffey

39-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a minor-league contract with the Mets in May of 2018.
Announces retirement
PFree Agent  
June 7, 2018
Laffey announced his retirement following Wednesday's game with Triple-A Las Vegas, Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports.
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Laffey appeared in 156 games at the major-league level over the course of his 16-year career, including 68 starts, with a majority coming with Cleveland in 2008-09. He wound up with an ERA of 4.44 and 245 strikeouts in 494.1 innings. Recently, Laffey has spent the 2018 season with Las Vegas in the Mets' organization, but was unable to find any success during three starts with the team.
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Laffey bounced between four organizations last season with major league stops with the Mets and Blue Jays followed by Triple-A stops for the Dodgers and Brewers. He struggled at all levels last season and posted a 6-8 record with a 6.34 ERA in 23 games in the minors. He will try and impress in spring training to earn a roster spot with the Orioles in a crowded pitching staff.
Bouncing between starter and reliever, Laffey finished the year 4-6 with a 4.56 ERA over 100.2 innings. Laffey started 16 of the 22 games he appeared in, but he's a long shot to start after signing as a free agent with the Mets. His low strikeout rates limit his upside and he's never had enough of a good platoon split against lefties to win a job as a lefty specialist. He may languish in Triple-A as a result.
Laffey was decent as a lefty out of the bullpen after being acquired by the Yankees in late August, giving up two earned runs over 7.2 innings in September. He doesn't have an arsenal deep enough to work as a starter and get through lineups multiple times in the same outing, and his future is likely as a lefty specialist out of the bullpen. He signed a minor league contract with Toronto in the offseason, where he'll try to win a lefty specialist role this spring. Keep in mind that Laffey has averaged just 4.45 K/9IP over the course of his career, and his expected LOOGY opportunities won't bare fruit for fantasy owners.
Laffey bounced around between Triple-A and the majors as well as from the starting rotation to the bullpen in another disappointing season. He dealt with some midseason shoulder fatigue which didn't help but it's tough to ignore the disappointing overall numbers. He just doesn't miss enough bats (4.4 K/9IP in his major league career) to have much success as a starter so he'll likely be back as the team's long reliever out of the bullpen.
Laffey made 19 starts for the Indians, posting a 1.619 WHIP and a 4.44 ERA, which pretty much sums up the state of things on the shores of Lake Erie. He'll be competing for a spot at the back of the Indians' rotation again in 2010, but doesn't miss enough bats (4.3 K/9IP in 264.2 major league innings) to portend much success in what figures to be a rebuilding season for the Tribe.
Laffey started the season at Triple-A and got a quick promotion when Jake Westbrook landed on the DL. He went 5-7 with a 4.23 ERA before getting sent back down to Triple-A in late July, made a handful of starts and then was shut down with some minor elbow inflammation. His inability to miss bats (68 K in 143 innings in the majors for his career) figures to keep him from making the leap to anything other than a back end of the rotation guy. He'll be back to compete for a rotation spot for Cleveland in the spring.
Laffey earned a callup for nine starts after a solid, but not spectacular, year between Double-A and Triple-A. A 13-4 record with a 2.88 ERA in the minors isn't anything to sneeze at, especially from a 22-year-old, but his lack of electric stuff is what figures to limit him in the major leagues. His stats with Cleveland are a better indication of his ability: a 4.56 ERA and a 1.338 WHIP in nine starts, six of which were against the Royals, Twins and White Sox. He'll battle Jeremy Sowers, Cliff Lee and perhaps Adam Miller for the last spot in the Cleveland rotation.
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Signs minors deal with Mets
PNew York Mets  
May 22, 2018
Laffey signed a minor-league contract with the Mets on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Inks minor-league contract with Arizona
PArizona Diamondbacks  
May 16, 2017
Laffey signed a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Monday, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation reports.
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PWashington Nationals  
March 28, 2016
Laffey was assigned to minor league camp Monday.
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PWashington Nationals  
December 18, 2015
Laffey signed a minor league deal with the Nationals on Friday. The contract includes an invitation to spring training.
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PColorado Rockies  
August 1, 2015
Laffey was designated for assignment prior to Saturday's game against the Cardinals.
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