FILE IMAGE: Rick Porcello (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
What to Know
- Former AL Cy Young Award winner and the New York team have a agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press
- Porcello grew up in New Jersey and went to Seton Hall Prep in West Orange
- Porcello has a 149-118 record and 4.36 ERA in 11 big league seasons, the first six with Detroit
Former AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello and the New York Mets have a agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the agreement had not been announced.
A right-hander who turns 31 on Dec. 27, Porcello joins a rotation that includes Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Marcus Stroman and Steven Matz.
Porcello grew up in New Jersey and went to Seton Hall Prep in West Orange.
He was 14-12 with a 5.52 ERA in 32 starts last year, his fifth and final season with Boston. His best year for the Red Sox was 2016, when he went 22-4 and won the AL Cy Young.
Porcello has a 149-118 record and 4.36 ERA in 11 big league seasons, the first six with Detroit.
New York also has a pending one-year contract with right-hander Michael Wacha.
