The Minnesota Twins and right-hander Chris Archer have agreed to a one-year, $3.5-million contract, sources told Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Archer can reportedly earn up to $9.5 million this season with performance bonuses.
Chris Archer's deal with the Twins has a base of $2.75 million and a $10 million mutual option with a $750K buyout. He can earn up to $6 million in bonuses based on games started or outings with nine or more outs. A healthy Archer would get paid well and be a huge boon for Twins.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 28, 2022
Archer, a two-time All-Star, posted a 4.66 ERA with 21 strikeouts over 19 1/3 innings (five starts) during an injury-plagued campaign for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2021. The 33-year-old hasn't pitched more than 148 1/3 innings in a season since 2017.
The Twins already added Sonny Gray and Dylan Bundy this offseason, bolstering a rotation that finished with the American League's second-worst fWAR last year.
