{"id":170580,"date":"2022-12-28T10:25:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T10:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rangers-sign-nathan-eovaldi-to-multi-year-deal-providing-rotation-depth-flexibility\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T10:25:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T10:25:03","slug":"rangers-sign-nathan-eovaldi-to-multi-year-deal-providing-rotation-depth-flexibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/rangers-sign-nathan-eovaldi-to-multi-year-deal-providing-rotation-depth-flexibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers sign Nathan Eovaldi to multi-year deal, providing rotation depth, flexibility"},"content":{"rendered":"
When you ask Chris Young about a pitching move \u2013 something that has been seemingly a weekly occurrence this offseason \u2013 he will tilt his head slightly, offer up a half-smile and offer up what used to be a clich\u00e9: \u201cYou can never have enough pitching.\u201d<\/p>\n
It’s no longer a clich\u00e9 around here. It’s an operating instruction.<\/p>\n
The Rangers on Tuesday added to a rotation that 10 days ago seemed full. But as is the spirit of the season, they made some room. The newest addition is Nathan Eovaldi, one of two major leaguers to ever come out of Alvin High School outside Houston. The other: Nolan Ryan.<\/p>\n
The Rangers and Eovaldi, 32, agreed to a two-year deal, the club announced. It is worth $34 million in guaranteed money, two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Dallas Morning News<\/i>. The deal also includes performance bonuses and a vesting option for 2025 that could carry the maximum value to $63 million. The Rangers will have to surrender their third-round draft pick for Eovaldi since he turned down Boston’s $19.65 million qualifying offer. The Rangers will go without second- and third-round picks for a second consecutive year. They will lose their second-rounder for Jacob deGrom. To make room on the 40-man roster Texas designated RHP Nick Mears for assignment a week after claiming him on waivers from Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n