Boyd had a successful return from Tommy John surgery this year, going 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA in eight starts for Cleveland. CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have added Matthew Boyd to their rotation in their first major offseason move, agreeing to a $29 million, two-year contract with the veteran lefty, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.
The individual confirmed the contract to The Associated Press on Monday on the condition of anonymity because the agreement was contingent on a successful medical.
Boyd, 33, may earn another $1 million in performance bonuses over the next two years. The New York Post was the first to report on the transfer.
Boyd made a successful return from Tommy John surgery, going 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA in
Cleveland has eight starts this year. Boyd made three postseason starts for the AL Central champions, surrendering one run and striking out 14 in 11 2/3 innings. He signed with the Guardians in June. He made his season debut on August 13, pitching 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball against the Cubs.
The Washington native joins a rotation that includes Justin Steele, Shota Imanaga, and Jameson Taillon. Chicago has finished second in the NL Central with an 83-79 record in the last two seasons.
Boyd played college basketball at Oregon State before being drafted by Toronto in the sixth round of the 2013 amateur draft. The Blue Jays traded him to Detroit as part of the David Price transaction.
A contract was reached in July 2015.
Over ten years in the majors, he is 46-69 with a 4.85 ERA in 168 starts and 14 relief appearances. He also plays for Seattle. Boyd achieved career highs with 32 starts and 185 1/3 innings for Detroit in 2019. However, he has made 60 appearances and threw a total of 263 innings in the last five years. He was 5-5 with a 5.45 ERA in 15 starts with the Tigers in 2023 before being injured.
Boyd’s performance bonuses with the Cubs are based on innings pitched, with $100,000 awarded for 80, 90, 100, 110, and 120 innings in each year of the contract.
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