The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to sign Cuban right handed pitcher Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez to a six year contract with $48 million guaranteed, the Los Angeles Times reported on July 27.
According to the Times, the deal could climb to about $59 million thanks to bonus money and a vesting option for the 2019 season worth $11 million. The Associated Press also reported the agreement, citing a person familiar with the deal.
Gonzalez is 26, per the Times, and the contract is a big bet on a pitcher who has never thrown a pitch in the majors. The Phillies already spend heavily on a rotation built around Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and Roy Halladay, and now Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez gets his shot to join that group.
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