"Gausman signed a five-year, $110 million dollar contract with the Blue Jays a few weeks after the club missed the 2021 playoffs by one game. His signing represented the beginning of a competitive window that would catapult the Blue Jays officially out of rebuild mode. With the benefit of hindsight regarding free agent pitching contracts, that $22 million AAV doesn't look so expensive."
"A two-time All-Star, he led the league in starts (33) and posted a 2.81 ERA in 192 innings en route to a 6th place finish in AL CY Young Voting Award voting during that 2021 season. ESPN's Buster Olney recently remarked about just how durable Gausman has been. His steady production can be easy to overlook, but Gausman has been worth every penny in his four seasons with Toronto."
Kevin Gausman signed a five-year, $110 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays shortly after the club missed the 2021 playoffs. The signing marked the start of a competitive window that ended rebuild status and complemented acquisitions like Yusei Kikuchi, José Berrios and George Springer. Gausman arrived after a strong 2021 season with the San Francisco Giants, when he led the league in starts and posted a 2.81 ERA. Gausman has delivered durable, steady production in Toronto: a 48-41 record, 3.48 ERA, 733.2 innings and 793 strikeouts across 125 starts since 2022, making the $22 million AAV good value.
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