Overview

• Chicago designated Flexen for assignment in late July, triggering his decision to decline an outright assignment and leave the organization.
• After a 0.65 ERA through his first 28 innings the right-hander faltered in July, allowing six home runs and 13 earned runs over 15⅔ innings.
• He finished with a 3.06 ERA across 43⅔ innings, though advanced metrics like SIERA and FIP suggested his true performance more closely resembled last year’s 4.95 mark.
• Flexen signed an offseason minor-league contract and secured a major-league call-up at the end of April, marking a surprising early-season hot stretch.
• Teams in need of multi-inning relief or rotation depth are expected to pursue him on deals for the prorated $760,000 minimum, with the Cubs covering the balance of his $1.5 million salary.