Chris Flexen

Chris Flexen has agreed to a two-year, $4.75 million deal with the Seattle Mariners, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post.

Fantasy Impact

Flexen gets a two-year deal after pitching for the Doosan Bears of the Korean Baseball Organization last season. He was solid in the KBO, registering a 3.32 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and a 132:30 K/BB ratio over 116 2/3 innings (21 starts). This is a bit of a reclamation project for the Mariners as Flexen struggled over parts of three seasons with the Mets, posting a 8.07 ERA and 2.13 WHIP over 68 innings, mostly as a reliever. He's still just 26-years old, though, and will have a chance to compete for a rotation spot with the M's this spring.

Mets starting pitcher Chris Flexen was optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse following Saturday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He allowed five earned runs on seven hits and four walks while not striking out a single batter over 4 1/3 innings in the loss.

Fantasy Impact

Flexen was probably going to be sent back down regardless of how he pitched on Saturday, but his outing did not make it a difficult decision. Through his first two starts in Triple-A, Flexen has a 5.25 ERA but does have 18 strikeouts across 12 innings.

Chris Flexen allowed five runs on five hits and three walks on Sunday against the Rays.

Fantasy Impact

Flexen was recalled for a spot start on Sunday and obviously performed poorly. He can be ignored in all fantasy leagues.