Porcello made the official announcement that he's retiring after a 12-year career on a local Boston radio station podcast this week. The 33-year-old right-hander, who spent time with the Tigers, Red Sox and Mets, hasn't pitched since the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. He won the American League's Cy Young Award back in 2016 and also took home a World Series title in 2018 with the Red Sox.

Porcello, of course, was drafted by the Tigers and spent the first six seasons of his career in Detroit. Beck does note that the two sides "remain apart on potential contract terms," so there's some work to be done before they cross the finish line on a deal. Porcello has posted back-to-back disappointing seasons, but he makes sense as an innings-eater for a Tigers club that has a lot of young arms.

After cruising through the first two innings, the Nationals erupted for five runs in the third inning -- starting with a solo blast off the bat of Trea Turner. Porcello wraps up his miserable 2020 season with a 1-7 record, 5.64 ERA and 1.51 WHIP across 59 innings. He's set to hit free agency following this season and again will likely have to settle for an incentive-laden one-year contract to rebuild his value.

The former Cy Young Award winner scattered just three hits and two walks on the afternoon. Unfortunately for him, the Mets weren't able to provide any run support for him and Kyle Wright was brilliant on the other side. The only run that he did allow came on a solo blast by Ronald Acuna Jr. in the sixth inning. Porcello will carry a 5.46 ERA and 1.43 WHIP into his final start of the season on Friday against the Nationals in Washington.