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By Ricardo Sandoval
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The Boston Red Sox have added 30-year-old All-Star southpaw Ranger Suarez to their pitching staff.
The deal is worth five years, $130 million.
MLB insider for the New York Post, Jon Heyman, reported on the signing.
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The Suarez sweepstakes comes to an end after the one-time All-Star declined his qualifying offer from the Philadelphia Philies. It was a long, grueling winter for the left-handed pitcher, who was linked to several teams like the New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles. However, it is the Red Sox who come out on top and add another elite southpaw to their pitching rotation.
The Red Sox are adding an elite, dependable left-hander with excellent command, a deep arsenal, which consists of his sinker, changeup, curve and cutter, as well as the ability to induce weak contact and strikeouts. Last season, Boston's starting rotation was a mixed bag.
Outside of their ace, Garrett Crochet, they were very inconsistent. Pitchers like Brayan Bello and Tanner Houck showed flashes of brilliance and struggled at different times in their outings. The Red Sox struggled with depth last season, but now they have, at best, a clear No. 2 in their rotation and, at worst, they have a No. 3 if Lucas Giolito can stay healthy and return to form.
Suarez is an elite arm who specializes in soft contact. Last season alone, he had a hard-hit rate of 31.1 percent, which led all MLB starters. On top of that, he had a 5.5 percent barrel rate against him last season, which ranks in the 89th percentile of all qualified pitchers.
The Venezuelan native will soon enter his ninth MLB season after spending his first eight seasons in Philadelphia. Suarez signed as an international free agent in 2012 at the age of 17.
In his career, he holds a 3.38 ERA, 53-37 record, 705 strikeouts, and a 1.27 WHIP in 762 innings and an 18.1 WAR. The 2025 season was among his best as he pitched a career-high 157.1 innings and recorded 151 strikeouts in 26 starts.
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