Source: O's sign RHP Bradish to $90M extension
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- Baltimore Orioles agreed to a five-year, $90 million extension with starting pitcher Kyle Bradish, the team announced Saturday, with the deal running through the 2031 season.
- Bradish's extension buys out his final two years of arbitration while covering what would have been his first three years of free agency, locking in cost certainty for the franchise.
- Bradish is 6-9 with a 3.61 ERA in 19 starts this season, his first full year back from Tommy John surgery in 2024, and finished fourth in AL Cy Young Award voting in 2023 after posting a 2.83 ERA over 30 starts.
- Orioles owner David Rubenstein called retaining Bradish 'an important part of our long-term vision,' crediting GM Mike Elias and the baseball operations department for the deal.
- Bradish was originally a fourth-round pick by the Los Angeles Angels in the 2018 draft and was acquired by Baltimore, along with three other players, in the December 4, 2019 trade that sent Dylan Bundy to the Angels.
Why it matters: Baltimore is committing $90 million to Bradish through 2031 despite a 6-9 record this season — his first full year back from Tommy John surgery. The deal prices in his 2023 Cy Young-caliber form (2.83 ERA, fourth in AL voting) while covering both arbitration and free agency, giving the Orioles a cost-controlled frontline arm as they build around their young core.
