Boston Red Sox, Alex Bregman and Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler is eager to make an immediate first and lasting impression with the Boston Red Sox, based on his latest comments.
Buehler gets a $3.05 million signing bonus under the agreement announced Dec. 28 and a $15 million salary this year.
The Boston Red Sox added a major pitching piece in December last year after signing for Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler. The two-time World Series winner signed a one-year, $21.
Starting pitcher Walker Buehler inked a one-year, $21.05 million deal with the Boston Red Sox in December.The 30-year-old righthander discussed his departure from the Los Angeles Dodgers with reporters during a Zoom call on Friday.
When the Boston Red Sox signed free-agent pitcher Walker Buehler earlier this week, it seemed as though all they had done was give him the qualifying offer the
Walker Buehler signed with the Red Sox because he believes the club is primed for a breakout, and if the right-hander has his way, he won’t be coming to Boston alone.
If Walker Buehler had hit free agency after, say, the 2021 season when he posted a 2.47 ERA over 33 starts with the Dodgers, he likely would have commanded one of the biggest contracts for a pitcher in baseball history. That wasn’t the case. The 30-year-old’s first foray into the open market came at a much-different point in his career.
The Boston Red Sox have made two moves already for the starting rotation but there was chatter about a possibly different route. Boston's rotation now is one of
Despite the criticism, the Red Sox have made moves to improve their rotation this offseason, trading for Garrett Crochet and signing Walker Buehler. For his part, Buehler says he’s been p itching Bregman on coming to Boston as well.
Walker Buehler signed with the Boston Red Sox last week and on Friday, he revealed why he chose the organization in free agency.
"I think this team is ready to be able to compete in the division and in the whole league,” said Buehler, a free agent righthander who signed a one-year, $21.05 million deal with the Red Sox.