Eduardo Rodriguez opts out of last 3 years and $49 million of contract with Detroit Tigers
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Monthly Digital Subscription
$1 per week for 24 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.00 plus GST every four weeks. Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
Monthly Digital Subscription
$4.75/week*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Billed as $19 plus GST every four weeks. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
*Your next subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $16.99 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $23.99 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 04/11/2023 (726 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Eduardo Rodriguez opted out of the last three seasons and $49 million of his contract with the Detroit Tigers to become a free agent.
Rodriguez’s agent, Gene Mato, confirmed his client’s decision Saturday.
The right-hander was 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA last season. The 30-year-old Venezuelan is 82-53 with a 4.03 ERA over his career, which includes six years with the Boston Red Sox and two in Detroit.
Sensing Rodriguez would make this move, the Tigers tried to trade him last season. Rodriguez, though, used his no-trade clause to block a deal that would have sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“His performance is a fit for every team in baseball,” Tigers general manager Scott Harris said in August. “However, there were contractual headwinds that influenced his market.”
He signed a $77 million, five-year deal with the Tigers in November, 2021. He opted out of a deal that would have paid him $18 million in 2024, $16 million in 2025 and $15 million in 2026.
Rodriguez bounced back in 2023 after going 5-5 in just 17 starts last year, his first in Detroit after cashing in on his strong run with the Red Sox.
___
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Related Articles
Marlins hire Peter Bendix to lead their front office. He leaves his job as Rays GM for Miami
Advertisement Advertise With Us