Phillies sign pitcher Cristopher Sánchez to 6-year, $107 million contract extension
Sánchez finished second in NL Cy Young Award voting last season and is the latest Phillies pitcher to sign a contract extension, joining Jesús Luzardo.
Pitcher Cristopher Sánchez and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a six-year contract extension worth a guaranteed $107 million, the team announced on Sunday. Sánchez, 29, finished with a 2. 50 ERA in 32 starts for the Phillies last season, racking up 212 strikeouts in 202 innings.
He finished as the runner-up for the National League Cy Young Award with that performance. [ Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season ] The left-hander has thrown 200 innings or more for two consecutive seasons. In five seasons with Philadelphia, Sánchez has a 3.
24 ERA and 30-21 record with a strikeout rate of 8. 6 per nine innings. SIX MORE YEARS OF SÁNCHEZ pic.
twitter. com/VcHjBYIfiQ — Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) March 22, 2026 Sánchez is the second Phillies starting pitcher to sign a contract extension this offseason, joining Jesús Luzardo, who agreed to a five-year, $135 million deal earlier this month. The new contract restructures the four-year, $22.