The Cardinals announced the signing of to a one-year deal with a club option for 2025. The veteran right-hander will reportedly be guaranteed $12MM; the option value is still unreported. Gibson is a client of Rowley Sports Management. Gibson, 36, spent 2023 with the Orioles on a one-year, $10MM deal. He took the ball 33 times for the Os and logged 192 innings with an earned run average of 4.73. Its po sible that he deserved better results than that, as his 69.7% strand rate was a bit below average. He struck out just 19.5% of batters faced but limited walks to a 6.8% clip and kept 48.9% of balls in play on the ground. His 4.13 FIP and 4.40 SIERA paint a slightly more flattering portrait than his ERA. Since as far back as August, Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak has been open about the clubs desire to add to the rotation. That was in order to replace the departures of , who is now retired, and and , who were traded at the deadline and are now free agents. Theres also some uncertainty with the in-house options, as has dealt with injuries and inconsistency of late while depth option was non-tendered last week when the club failed to find a trade for him. All that left and a heap of questions as the on-paper rotation. But that was prior to this week. The Cards added another veteran innings eater yesterday, agreeing with on a . Between Lynn and now Gibson, it seems the club is starting out by building a foundation of reliability, more floor than ceiling. In each of the past nine full seasons, Gibson has made at least 25 starts, with 2016 being the only one of those seasons where he didnt get to 29. He also made 12 starts in the shortened 2020 campaign. Hes only been on the injured list three times since his major league debut, dealing with a right shoulder strain in 2016 Dennis Smith Jr. Jersey , ulcerative colitis in 2019 and then a right groin strain in 2021. Its a fairly similar situation with Lynn. He had knee surgery in 2022 and was limited to 21 starts, but apart from that, hes made at least 28 starts in each full season dating back to 2012. Lynn is coming off a down year, having allowed 44 home runs, leading to an ERA of 5.73. However, its po sible that was a one-year blip, as he had a mark of 3.99 the year before, 2.69 in 2021 and 3.74 for his career. Gibsons career ERA is 4.54 and hes never been better than 3.62 in a single season, but as mentioned, his ability to take the mound every five days is quite strong. His 1,645 innings pitched dating back to 2014 are the fourth-most in baseball, trailing only , and . Since the offseason began, the Cards have been connected to some of the top free agent arms available, such as , and . Some fans may be disappointed by the additions of Lynn and Gibson on one-year deals but theres nothing to indicate the door to a blockbuster has been closed by these moves. Gray and Yamamoto are still out there, as are plenty of other impactful starters. The Cards, meanwhile, should still have the money and opportunity for another pitcher. The 2024 payroll is now set to be about $170MM, per , though some trades could perhaps drop that down a bit. The club is expected to look into moving a position player such as , who has a projected salary of $5.5MM, or perhaps and his $1.8MM projection. Their franchise high payroll was last years $177MM, per , but its po sible they will give themselves a bit more wiggle room in order to get over their lackluster 2023 season. of first reported that Gibson was signing with the Cardinals on a one-year deal with a 2025 club option. was first with the $12MM guarantee. Alec Burks Jersey
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