"Right-hander Dustin May and the St. Louis Cardinals are in agreement on a free agent contract, pending a physical, sources told ESPN on Saturday. As one of the youngest free agents in the class, May, 28, drew widespread interest from teams tantalized by his ceiling. May threw a career-high 132⅓ innings last year in his first season since recovering from a torn esophagus in July 2024 that required surgery and caused him to miss the remainder of the year."
"While May's sinker velocity dipped from its peak of 98 mph to 94.5, the 6-foot-6 May was trying to regain the 40 pounds he lost in the first three weeks after the surgery. May bulked up from 185 pounds to around 205 during the season, and in the time since he has added another 15 pounds, leaving him just five short of his previous playing weight."
Dustin May, 28, agreed to a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Cardinals pending a physical. May logged a career-high 132⅓ innings last year after recovering from a torn esophagus in July 2024 that required surgery. He missed part of the year following earlier arm injury absences, was traded from the Dodgers to the Red Sox and went 7-11 with a 4.96 ERA. May’s sinker velocity dipped from 98 mph to 94.5 as he worked to regain weight lost after surgery, adding muscle since the season. His injury history includes Tommy John surgery, additional arm injuries and elbow neuritis. Over seven major league seasons, he has thrown 324 innings with a 3.86 ERA, 297 strikeouts, 100 walks, 35 home runs allowed and a 46.6% groundball rate.
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