Relievers are out on the free agent market en masse and one of those names that might pique the Colorado Rockies' interest is veteran reliever Kenley Jansen.

Jansen has been around the MLB world for 17 seasons, most of those with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's bounced around a few teams since leaving the Dodgers, yet he's been able to pile up saves.

Imagine if the Rockies could get into positions during games where Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer could just call Jansen in to close a game out. Those opportunities didn't always show up consistently last season. 

Still, with Ethan Katz getting to work on the pitching staff, he might want a veteran reliever on there. Even if it is just a one-year deal, the Rockies could trust Jansen to come in and do what he's done for a long, long time.

Jansen spent his first 12 MLB seasons with the Dodgers and, oh boy, was he an anchor to that team's bullpen there. He was 37-26 overall with a 2.37 ERA and 350 saves for the Dodgers, making him a go-to guy for late-inning relief.

He spent the 2022 season with the Atlanta Braves, where he had a 5-2 record, a 3.38 ERA, and 41 saves. According to his Baseball Reference data, the next two seasons were over in the American League, where Jansen pitched for the Boston Red Sox. In those seasons, Jansen was 7-8 with a 3.44 ERA and 56 saves. 

Jansen has stayed in the AL for the past two seasons, spending one with the Los Angeles Angels and last season with the Detroit Tigers. With the Angels, he put up a 5-4 record with a 2.59 ERA and 29 saves.

But last season with the Tigers didn't go as smoothly as Jansen probably wanted. He finished with a 4-6 record, a 3.20 ERA, and 22 saves. There were moments where he just was not as effective as he'd been in previous seasons, so that might be something for Colorado to consider.

He's finished with 44 saves once in his career and 41 saves in a season twice.

Jansen has 498 career saves, so he's definitely looking to pitch for another team in search of that 500-save mark. He has a career 58-46 win-loss mark and a 2.60 career ERA. To put a bow on this part of Jansen's career, he has four All-Star Game appearances to his credit as well.

He throws a fierce cutter, leaving hitters flailing away trying to hit the ball. Last season, Jansen threw it 82.8 percent of the time that he was on the mound, according to Baseball Savant.

Jansen hardly used his slider and sinker, but they are part of his pitching arsenal. In 2025, Jansen threw that cutter at 92.8 mph, yet ticked down just a bit to 92.5 mph for Detroit.

Any success he can bring to the Rockies' bullpen will be appreciated by Katz and the team. Now, will the Rockies take a flyer on him?