Texas Rangers Add Another All-Star to Pitching Rotation

The Texas Rangers are in agreement on a contract with free agent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, according to MLB insider Robert Murray. Eovaldi finished fourth in American League Cy Young Award voting in 2021, appearing in the MLB All-Star Game earlier in the summer. In 2018, he won a World Series as a member of the Boston Red Sox.

The Texas Rangers are in agreement on a two-year, $34 million contract with free agent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports.

Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers are in agreement on a two-year, $34 million contract that includes a third-year vesting player option, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN. Performance bonuses in the contract can take the total value even higher.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 28, 2022

Eovaldi finished fourth in American League Cy Young Award voting in 2021, appearing in the MLB All-Star Game earlier in the summer. In 2018, he won a World Series as a member of the Boston Red Sox.

Eovaldi logged a 3.87 ERA and 1.24 WHIP over 109.1 innings pitched in 20 starts in 2022.

Eovaldi joins a pitching rotation that already includes Jacob deGrom, Martin Perez, Jon Gray, Andrew Heaney and Jake Odorizzi.

The Rangers have entirely reworked their pitching rotation and hope to contend in 2023.

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