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Veteran right-handed reliever triggered an opt-out clause in his deal with the Marlins, . Givens was granted his release and is now a free agent. Givens inked his deal with the Fish back in mid-March. He only got into a pair of spring games after signing and opened the year with the clubs Triple-A affiliate in Jacksonville. He showed some early rust when he was tagged for Bennett Sousa Jersey five runs in 1 1/3 innings in his first outing but has righted the ship of late; hes allowed one run with an 8-to-1 K/BB ratio in his past 5 2/3 innings. Givens is still sitting on an unsightly 7.94 ERA overall through 11 1/3 frames after that rough start. The 33-year-old Givens spent the 2023 season back with his original Orioles club, but knee and shoulder injuries limited him to just four big league innings (plus another 15 rehab innings in the minors). The right-handers original run with Baltimore was quite good, however. From 2015-20, Givens was a mainstay in the Birds bullpen, pitching to a 3.32 ERA with a 29.6% strikeout rate and 9.4% walk rate over 336 innings. The Os, then mired in a lengthy rebuild, traded Givens to the Rockies at the 2020 deadline as his initial window of club control was drawing to a close. Givens would ultimately pitch for five clubs over a three-year period from 2020-22, suiting up for the Os, Rockies, Reds, Cubs and Mets. The overall output was quite similar to his time in Baltimore. In 134 2/3 innings while bouncing around the league via a series of one-year contracts and trades, Givens posted a 3.41 ERA with a 26.4% strikeout rate and 10.4% walk rate. Overall, Givens has pitched in 425 big league games and tallied 461 2/3 innings of 3.47 ERA ball. Hes a fly-ball pitcher, but not to extreme levels, and has whiffed 28.2% of his career opponents against a 10% walk rate. With 85 holds and 31 saves under his belt, hes no stranger to working in high-leverage spots. Givens heater was down about three miles per hour in last years tiny sample, though he also surely wasnt pitching at full strength in that brief four-inning stint on the mound. Now back on the open market, hell give bullpen-needy teams a veteran option to consider when pondering ways to deepen their relief corps and/or make some changes amid early-season struggles. Jake Meyers Jersey
