Overview
- Boston will forfeit two draft picks and $1 million in international bonus pool space due to his qualifying offer.
- The 30-year-old is expected to slot as a No. 2–3 starter as Boston finalizes a rotation rebuilt with Sonny Gray and Johan Oviedo.
- He posted his best full season in 2025 with 26 starts, 157 1/3 innings, a 3.20 ERA, a 23.2% strikeout rate, and 17 quality starts.
- His fastballs averaged about 90.5 mph last year as he leaned on location and a six-pitch mix to limit hard contact.
- Durability bears watching after lower-back IL stints in 2022, 2024, and 2025, and he has yet to reach 160 regular-season innings.