Overview
- Aram Leighton of Just Baseball reported the agreement, and Jon Heyman noted the invitation to big-league spring training.
- Irvin, 32, returns from a 2025 season with the KBO’s Doosan Bears, where he logged 28 starts and a 4.48 ERA over 144 2/3 innings.
- Recent evaluations highlight a low strikeout profile and a spike in walks in Korea, raising questions about his ceiling.
- Across six MLB seasons with the Phillies, Athletics, Orioles, and Twins, he has a 4.54 ERA in 593 innings, with experience as both starter and reliever.
- Coverage frames the move as low-risk depth, with Irvin likely to open in the minors as a potential spot starter or long reliever, and any tie to Blake Snell’s early-season status is speculative.