The Minnesota Twins and pitcher Randy Dobnak have agreed to a five-year, $9.25-million contract extension, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN.
The deal reportedly includes three option years that could max out the contract at $29.75 million, as well as performance escalators.
Handful more details, per source: Base of $8.25 million through the five years with a $1 million buyout in the first option year (2026) included in the guarantee.
— Do-Hyoung Park (@dohyoungpark) March 28, 2021
Escalators include up to $1.8 million per year for innings pitched thresholds in each of the option years. https://t.co/XVHCL9kMbH
Dobnak made his MLB debut in 2019 when he posted a 1.59 ERA over 28 1/3 innings across nine games (five starts) while earning himself a start in a playoff game against the New York Yankees. The right-hander went 6-4 with a 4.05 ERA and 1.35 WHIP in 10 starts as a full-time member of the rotation in 2020.
The 26-year-old went undrafted after pitching for Alderson-Broaddus University for four years and even drove an Uber before his big-league career.
Dobnak had been battling for a rotation spot and has posted sparkling numbers this spring, allowing just one earned run in 13 2/3 innings of work.
Despite the numbers, manager Rocco Baldelli has tabbed him to open the season out of the bullpen, according to Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com.
