The San Diego Padres announced on Monday that they reached an agreement with right-handed pitcher Mike Clevinger on a two-year deal through 2022.
The move does come with one caveat, however. Clevinger will undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday, shutting him down for the entire 2021 season. When he returns in 2022, he will put his new elbow on display as he showcases his skills in a contract year.
The deal includes various pieces of language that could impact the final value. Officially, it’s a two-year, $11.5 million pact, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Clevinger will take home $2 million in 2021 after his $3 million signing bonus was deferred, as Bob Nightengale of USA Today notes. He’ll receive half of the signing bonus on Dec. 1, 2021, and the other half on Dec. 1, 2022. Finally, the deal includes a pair of $250,000 incentives that take effect at five starts and 10 starts, respectively, in 2022.
Clevinger’s new contract buys out two years of arbitration, locking in his salary over the next two seasons.
Clevinger, 29, was dealt from the Cleveland Indians to San Diego at the Aug. 31 trade deadline. He pitched to a 2.84 ERA in four regular-season starts for the Padres. Between San Diego and Cleveland, the right-hander boasted a 3.02 ERA in eight starts with 40 strikeouts and 14 walks. He posted just 0.7 fWAR in 41.2 innings, which is not a terrible number considering the uncertainty and changes of the shortened 2020 season.
The former fourth-round pick has a career 11.8 fWAR. In 2018, he finished with 4.2 fWAR. He improved on that number in 2019 with 4.5 fWAR.
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