Orioles Sign Yovani Gallardo To 3 Years $33 Million

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Yovani Gallardo, Baltimore Orioles agree to contract

BALTIMORE -- Free-agent right-hander Yovani Gallardo and the Baltimore Orioles have reached agreement on a three-year, $35 million contract, according to ESPN and media reports.

Sources told ESPN that there's a fourth-year option for $13 million as part of the deal.

Gallardo, who turns 30 later this month, is 102-75 with a 3.66 ERA in nine major league seasons, the first eight coming with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Last year, pitching for the Texas Rangers, he went 13-11 with a 3.42 ERA, but struggled in the second half, posting a 1.72 WHIP and lasting six innings just twice in 14 outings. On the year, he made 33 starts, the seventh season in a row that he's started at least 30 games and worked 180-plus innings.

As a result of signing Gallardo, who declined a qualifying offer from Texas, the Orioles must surrender the 14th overall pick in this June's amateur draft. Gallardo fills the void created by the departure of free agent Wei-Yin Chen, joining an all right-handed rotation that currently features Chris Tillman, Miguel Gonzalez, Ubaldo Jimenez and Kevin Gausman.

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Per ESPN report.

In other developments Tuesday, the Orioles' deal with pitcher Yovani Gallardo is on hold because the team has issues with his club physical, according to ESPN's Buster Olney and multiple reports.

Team doctors have had Gallardo, who reached agreement with the Orioles on a three-year contract on Saturday, go through more testing and are awaiting the results.

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Baltimore Orioles, Yovani Gallardo agree to restructured 2-year, $22 million deal

The Baltimore Orioles and free-agent right-handed pitcher Yovani Gallardo have agreed to a restructured two-year deal worth $22 million, a league source confirmed to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.

According to the source, the deal could end up being worth $33 million over three years.

The team can buy out Gallardo for $2 million after two years, or pick up a club option of a third year worth $13 million, the source said.

Gallardo and Baltimore had reportedly agreed to terms on a three-year contract worth $35 million on Saturday, but the deal stalled after the Orioles reviewed Gallardo's pre-signing physical.

Gallardo, who turns 30 later this month, is 102-75 with a 3.66 ERA in nine major league seasons, the first eight coming with the Milwaukee Brewers.

Last year, pitching for the Texas Rangers, he went 13-11 with a 3.42 ERA, but struggled in the second half, posting a 1.72 WHIP and lasting six innings just twice in 14 outings. He made 33 starts, marking the seventh straight season in which he started at least 30 games and worked 180-plus innings.

As a result of signing Gallardo, who declined a qualifying offer from Texas, the Orioles must surrender the 14th overall pick in this June's amateur draft. Gallardo fills the void created by the departure of free agent Wei-Yin Chen, joining an all-right-handed rotation that currently features Chris Tillman, Miguel Gonzalez, Ubaldo Jimenez and Kevin Gausman.