Report: Boston Red Sox sign LHP Ranger Suarez to a five-year, $130 million deal

"Across 762 innings, Suarez has amassed a 3.38 ERA, 3.54 FIP, and a 1.270 WHIP, which includes 119 starts through 187 total outings. Suarez commands the strike zone well, pitching to a 2.8 BB/9 throughout his career and is a groundball specialist, sitting at a 51.6% mark since his debut. He produces a ton of weak contact, ranking in the 95th percentile and 98th percentile in average exit velocity (86.5%) and hard-hit percentage (31.1%), respectively."

"The Venezuelan left-hander has spent the past eight seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, the same organization that signed him as an international free agent back in 2012. He made his big league debut in 2018, appearing in four games, and then made more appearances out of the bullpen over the next three seasons until becoming a full-time rotation member in 2022, where he has remained."

Ranger Suarez signed a five-year, $130 million contract with the Boston Red Sox that includes no deferrals and no opt-outs. The 30-year-old Venezuelan left-hander spent eight seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and became a full-time rotation member in 2022. Across 762 innings he owns a 3.38 ERA, 3.54 FIP, a 1.270 WHIP, and a 2.8 BB/9, while generating a 51.6% groundball rate and elite weak-contact metrics. His 2023 season produced a 4.7 bWAR with a 3.20 ERA across 157 1/3 innings. Suarez uses six pitches, led by a sinker, with the curveball and changeup producing the highest run values. The deal averages $26 million per year and bolsters a rotation that includes Garrett Crochet and Sonny Gray.

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