Pirates' Gerrit Cole: Inks $3.75 million deal to avoid arbitration with Pirates
Cole avoided arbitration with the Pirates on Friday by signing a one-year, $3.75 million deal, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
Analysis:
Cole stumbled in 2016, posting a career-high 3.88 ERA in 116 innings and eventually getting shut down with an elbow injury. The injury reportedly didn't involve any ligament damage, but it remains a risk factor going forward.
HEADLINES
- Yankees' Schmidt: 'Sign the dotted line with however much' Soto wants
- Astros' Verlander allows 2 runs over 6 innings in season debut
- Rockies' Freeland out 4-6 weeks with elbow injury, says pitch clock could be factor
- Phils' Turnbull flirts with no-no, Bohm hits 2 HRs in win over White Sox
- Strider says bone fragment led to season-ending elbow surgery
Advertisement