What It Means:

Straily has fallen off the radar over the past year or two, but he's not too far removed from being an interesting pitcher. The 27-year-old made four appearances (three starts) at the major league level last year and posted a 4.77 ERA with 22.9 percent strikeout rate over 22 starts in Triple-A. He's out of options and was in the mix for a bullpen job with the Astros this spring, but the Padres could give him another look as a starter at some point. It's an interesting landing spot, at the very least.

Straily has shown the ability to be an average major league starter. For his career, he owns a 4.62 xFIP, 19.4 percent strikeout rate and 9.4 percent walk rate. Our projections, which view Straily as a reliever, have him striking out 29 hitters over 42 2/3 innings while posting a 4.18 ERA.