The Twins have reached agreement with lefthander Martin Perez, an MLB source confirmed Saturday.
Twins agree to deal with lefthanded pitcher Martin Perez
Perez, 27, has pitched the past seven seasons for the Texas Rangers. He was a starter in 128 of his 141 appearances, going 43-49 with a 4.67 ERA.
January 20, 2019 at 4:13AM
The one-year contract, with a team option for 2020, is worth $3.5 million, pending Perez passing a physical.
Perez, 27, has pitched the past seven seasons for the Texas Rangers. He was a starter in 128 of his 141 appearances, going 43-49 with a 4.67 ERA.
He was 2-7 with a 6.22 ERA in 2018, missing time because of an injury to his non-pitching elbow. He fell in December 2017 while trying to avoid a charging bull in his home country of Venezuela, which caused the injury.
From 2013 to '17, all 109 of his appearances were as a starter. Last August, though, he was moved to the Texas bullpen. At the time of the move, he was 2-8 with a 6.95 ERA, and opponents were hitting .356 off him.
Following the season, the Rangers paid a $750,000 buyout to avoid paying him $7.5 million in 2019.
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