By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The Tampa Bay Rays have signed pitcher Corey Kluber on Sunday. He has agreed to a one-year contract with the team.
He will make $8 million for the upcoming 2022 season. If he pitches the full season, Kluber has the potential to earn $13 million.
This will be his third team in three seasons. He pitched for the New York Yankees in 2021 and the Texas Rangers during the 2020 season.
Over the last two seasons, he has made just 17 starts. He made one start with the Rangers, before being shut down for the season.
Kluber made 16 starts with the Yankees during the 2021 season. He also had one shutout and one complete game.
The veteran pitcher had a 3.83 ERA with the Yankees in the aforementioned 16 games. He allowed 37 runs, including 34 being earned runs, on 74 hits over 80 innings.
He has played in Major League Baseball for the past 11 seasons. The majority of his career was spent with the Cleveland Indians organization that is now known as the Cleveland Guardians.
As a pitcher, he is 103-61 in 225 games, including 220 starts. He has a 3.19 ERA with three games finished, 18 complete games, and eight shutouts. Kluber has allowed 555 runs, including 505 earned runs, on 1,239 hits in 1,422 2/3 innings.
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