Sources: Sandoval, Red Sox agree to 2-year deal

Left-hander Patrick Sandoval and the Boston Red Sox are successful statement connected a two-year, $18.25 cardinal contract, sources told ESPN, uniting the seasoned who was nontendered successful November pinch a Boston squad looking to statement up its pitching extent this twelvemonth and beyond.

The 28-year-old Sandoval underwent Tommy John room successful June and is not expected to transportation until the 2nd half of 2025. Boston nevertheless paid a well-over-market complaint to get Sandoval, cognizant of the dense value of free supplier starting pitchers this wintertime and hopeful that Sandoval tin beryllium a coagulated mid-rotation starter upon his return.

Sandoval's estimated arbitration net for 2025 was astir $5.5 million, and alternatively than waste and acquisition him, the Angels nontendered him. Had Sandoval been offered a contract, his arbitration number for 2026 apt would person been a minimal raise because of the deficiency of measurement owed to the injury.

His free agency, however, led to important liking among teams -- and a important raise successful 2026. Sandoval will make $5.5 cardinal successful 2025 and $12.75 cardinal successful 2026, sources said.

Sandoval illustrated his ceiling successful 2022, erstwhile he posted a 2.91 ERA complete 27 starts, throwing 148.2 innings, striking retired 151 and stepping 60. He followed pinch 28 starts and a 4.11 ERA successful 2023 but struggled past twelvemonth pinch a 5.08 ERA successful 16 starts earlier needing the elbow-ligament-replacement surgery.

Boston, seeking starting-pitching thief this winter, swung a waste and acquisition for ace Garrett Crochet pinch the Chicago White Sox. Like Sandoval, he will deed free agency again aft 2026. Others successful the Red Sox's rotation operation adjacent twelvemonth see right-handers Tanner Houck, Lucas Giolito, Brayan Bello and Kutter Crawford.