Ranger Su\u00e1rez\u2019s deal with the Boston Red Sox features an extra wrinkle unlikely to affect his stay with the organization.<\/p>\n
Su\u00e1rez\u2019s five-year, $130 million contract includes a mutual option for the 2031 season, as first reported by MassLive\u2019s Chris Cotillo<\/a>. ESPN\u2019s Alden Gonz\u00e1lez and Jeff Passan corroborated<\/a> that detail.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The player and team must each approve a mutual option, which is rarely exercised because it seldom benefits both sides. Former Red Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito entered free agency this offseason after declining<\/a> a $19 million mutual option.<\/p>\n Su\u00e1rez will be 35 by the time he and the Red Sox decide on his mutual option, so Boston could be ready to move on unless the left-hander keeps performing at a high level. In that case, he could decline and seek a better payday.<\/p>\n However, Su\u00e1rez\u2019s contract<\/a> notably does not include any reported opt-outs. He\u2019ll stay in Boston for the long haul after spending the last eight years with the Philadelphia Phillies.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Su\u00e1rez earned a lucrative multi-year deal by registering a 3.20 ERA in 26 starts last season. The ground-ball artist induced weak contact with a 31.1 percent hard-hit rate while boasting the lowest walk rate (5.8%) of his career.<\/p>\n After losing Alex Bregman to the Chicago Cubs, the Red Sox pivoted by bolstering their rotation<\/a>. They already beefed up their starting staff by acquiring Sonny Gray from the St. Louis Cardinals and Johan Oviedo from the Pittsburgh Pirates.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Agent Scott Boras said Thursday, per Cotillo<\/a>, that contract negotiations between Boston and Su\u00e1rez \u201cwent rather quick\u201d once chief baseball officer Craig Breslow reached out to express interest.<\/p>\n More MLB:<\/p>\n