Breaking News: Philadelphia Phillies Cut Ties With $7 Million Flamethrower Following Unusual Twists.
Here’s a summary of similar, related stories and what I found — maybe one of these is what you meant:
1. **José Alvarado Situation**
* There was speculation that the Phillies might cut ties with reliever José Alvarado after a rough season that included an 80-game suspension for PEDs. ([Newsweek][1])
* It was reported that Alvarado has a club option for 2026 (\~\$9 million) with a \$500,000 buyout, and some analysts suggested it would make sense to decline the option and part ways. ([Newsweek][1])
* The Phillies designated Carlos Hernández for assignment (DFA) after underwhelming performance. He’s a flamethrowing righty. ([SI][2])
* Hernández, though known for a hard fastball, didn’t have consistent results, leading to that move. ([SI][2])
* Estévez is another flamethrower-type reliever. There are predictions that the Phillies might cut ties with him, especially after some high-pressure failures in postseason moments. ([Sporting News][3])
* Estimated value in those predictions is considerably higher (e.g. \~\$42 million over multiple years) than the “\$7 million” in your headline. ([Newsweek][4])
* The “\$7 million” figure doesn’t match the most common figures (e.g. \$9M for Alvarado, \$42M for Estévez) in the related news.
* “Flamethrower” is likely metaphor for a high-velocity relief pitcher. Several pitchers in these stories match it, but none seem to exactly cost \$7 million under current contracts or options.
* The “following unusual twists” part seems like embellishment or could refer to things like PED suspensions, injuries, performance in playoffs, high-profile failures — many of which do appear in the Alvarado / Estévez stories.
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If you like, I can try to dig further (archives, local Philadelphia sports outlets) to see if there *is* an article with *exactly* that title. Would you prefer I do that?
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