Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi agreed to a three-year, $63 million take care of the Los Angeles Angels, in keeping with more than one stories Monday.
Kikuchi, 33, began 32 video games with a report of 9-10 remaining season between the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros.
Houston obtained the southpaw previous to the industry closing date and he completed the season with a 2.70 ERA in 10 begins (76 strikeouts, 14 walks) with the Astros. He totaled 206 strikeouts in 175 2/3 innings
Kikuchi joins a parade of veterans signed through the 99-loss Angels for the reason that get started of loose company. Their roster remake already comprises right-hander Kyle Hendricks (Cubs), catcher Travis d’Arnaud (Braves) and infielder Kevin Newman (Diamondbacks) and industry acquisitions of slugger Jorge Soler and infielder Scott Kingery.
Previous to 2024, Kikuchi additionally made 32 begins in 2023 and 2019.
Signed through the Seattle Mariners in 2019, Kikuchi was once 8-15 in his first two seasons with an ERA over 5.00.
After a 7-9 season in 2021, he moved to the Blue Jays in 2022 and spent two-plus seasons in Toronto. In his MLB occupation, Kikuchi is 41-47 with a 4.57 ERA in 166 video games (154 begins).
–Box Degree Media
