Phillies agree to 6-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Sánchez
The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a new six-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Sánchez. The deal announced Sunday for last season's NL Cy Young Award runner-up begins in 2027 and will run through 2032 with a club option for 2033. Sánchez had been pitching under a $22.
5 million, four-year contract that was through 2028.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a new six-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Sánchez. The deal announced Sunday for last season's NL Cy Young Award runner-up begins in 2027 and will run through 2032 with a club option for 2033. Terms were not immediately available.
Sánchez had been pitching under a $22. 5 million, four-year contract that was through 2028. He went 13-5 with a 2.
50 ERA in 32 starts last season and struck out a career-high 212 batters. He's 30-21 overall in four full big league seasons. Originally signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an amateur free agent in 2013, Sánchez was acquired in a trade by the Phillies on Nov.