Boston Red Sox land left-handed pitcher Martin Perez on a one-year deal

Boston Red Sox have signed free nt starter Martin Perez to a one-year deal valued at $6 million. contract includes a club option for 2021, as reported by Ken Rosenthal of Athletic. deal includes a club option of $6.25 million for 2021. deal was reached at a time when Boston Red Sox were focusing on substracting a prominent and expensive southpaw in David Price as it looked to shed ir payroll and get under $208 million luxury tax threshold. And with Price being involved in several trade rumours, Boston Red Sox decided to go a different route and sign starting pitcher. As for w, Martin Perez is on his way to join Price, Chris Sale, Eduardo Rodriguez and Nathan Eovaldi in a lefty-heavy Boston Red Sox rotation.

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MLB trade rumours, Boston Red Sox: Martin Perez stats

Martin Perez has spent first seven years of his MLB career with Texas Rangers before signing with Minnesota Twins. Minnesota Twins had decided to decline its $7.5 million club option on Perez at end of season, making him a free nt. Martin Perez has pitched 926.2 innings to tune of a 4.72 ERA, 4.48 FIP, and a 4.54 xFIP throughout his career. Perez was able to go 10-7 with a 5.12 ERA during his time with  Minnesota Twins in earlier season. He struck out 135 batters in 165.1 innings and a 1.52 WHIP.

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