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Former Los Angles Dodgers left-handed pitcher Tyler Anderson has agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, according to multiple reports. Anderson’s deal is for three years and $39 million, according to ESPN‘s Jeff Passan.
Anderson had recently rejected the Dodgers’ qualifying offer of one-year, $19.65 million, instead opting to sign a multi-year contract with Los Angeles’ American League squad. The Angels will lose their second-round pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, while the Dodgers receive a pick after the fourth round.
A key member of the Dodgers rotation this past season, Anderson posted a 2.57 ERA with 138 strikeouts in 178 2/3 innings, in which he went 15-5. He also had a 4.3 WAR and a 1.00 WHIP.
Anderson spent his formative MLB years in Colorado with the Rockies from 2016-19, in which he posted a 4.69 cumulative ERA. Since 2020, he has now pitched for four organizations in the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners and most recently, the Dodgers.
Anderson turned the best season of his MLB career into a rather large payday, setting the market for tier-two free-agent starting pitchers.
Shortly after Andeson’s deal with the Angels was announced, free agent first baseman Anthony Rizzo elected to re-up with the New York Yankees, according to multiple reports. Rizzo will receive a tw0-year, $34 million contract, reports YES‘s Jack Curry.
Passan reports that Rizzo will be receiving $17 million each of the next two years, plus a $6 million buyout on a 2025 option, bringing his fully guaranteed money to $40 million.
The All-Star first baseman opted out of his remaining contract with the Yankees, which would’ve paid him $16 million for the 2023 season. The Yankees worked quickly to get Rizzo, who tied a career-high by hitting 32 home runs in 2022, signed to a multi-year deal. The Astros were recently rumored to be interested in Rizzo.
The 33-year-old recorded a .224/.338 /.480 batting line in his first full season in New York.
