A Red Sox pitching goal is formally off the board.
On Tuesday afternoon, MLB.com’s Anne Rogers broke the information that Seth Lugo is signing a three-year, $45 million contract with the Kansas City Royals. The deal pays him $15M per 12 months with a participant opt-out after two seasons.
The Red Sox weren’t solely one among a number of groups enthusiastic about Lugo – insider Robert Murray reported that greater than half the league had checked in on the reliever-turned-starter – however truly made him a suggestion. The Herald confirmed that Boston was planning to take that step final week. According to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo, the Red Sox had been one of many “top four bidders” for the righty, however it’s unclear in the event that they had been prepared to go so long as three years.
Lugo spent the majority of his first seven Major League seasons within the New York Mets bullpen, with sporadic begins, however proved himself in San Diego’s rotation this 12 months. He made 26 begins for the Padres, and posted a 3.57 ERA, 3.83 FIP, and 1.203 WHIP over 146 1/3 innings.
While there are many free agent pitchers left, there’s a sense of déjà vu to the Lugo signing that doesn’t encourage confidence. Last offseason, the Red Sox and Rays made an identical three-year, $40M affords to Zach Eflin. The longtime Philadelphia Phillies pitcher selected to signal with Tampa Bay – the most important free agent contract of their franchise historical past – and went on to have a greater season than the complete Red Sox rotation by a number of metrics, together with his 31 begins and three.50 ERA.
Source: www.bostonherald.com