"Free agent reliever Shawn Armstrong is coming off a career-best season with the Rangers and is hopeful of returning to Texas this offseason, per Jeff Wilson of DLLS Sports. Wilson adds that the 35-year-old Armstrong is "likely" seeking a two-year deal, which comes as little surprise given the quality of the season he just had."
"The journeyman Armstrong has pitched for four teams in the past two seasons and eight in his big league career. Seeking out some more certainty and stability is understandable, particularly on the heels of a year in which he posted a career-high 74 innings with a sparkling 2.31 ERA. Armstrong punched out 26.1% of his opponents, though his 10.3% swinging-strike rate and 23.3% opponents' chase rate don't necessarily support a return to that level of bat-missing."
"He's pitched at least eight MLB frames in each of the past 11 seasons but has had trouble sticking in one spot and repeating his best seasons. His ERA marks fluctuate wildly on a year-to-year basis, but in the aggregate, Armstrong has been a quality big league reliever. In 421 1/3 frames, the former 18th-round pick has turned in a 3.82 ERA with a 24.3% strikeout rate and 7.8% walk rate."
Shawn Armstrong is a 35-year-old free agent reliever coming off a career-best season with the Rangers and is hopeful of returning to Texas while likely seeking a two-year deal. He posted a career-high 74 innings with a 2.31 ERA, a 26.1% strikeout rate, a 7% walk rate, a 10.3% swinging-strike rate, and opponents averaged 88 mph off the bat with a 34.2% hard-hit rate. Armstrong has appeared for eight big-league teams and shown volatile year-to-year ERAs, but owns a 3.82 ERA across 421 1/3 innings and a 2.94 ERA over the past three seasons. His four-seamer averaged 93.5 mph in 2025 and he also mixes a cutter, sinker, and slider.
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