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Fried agreed to a eight year, $218 million contract with Yankees on Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. After coming up short on re-signing Juan Soto, the Yankees set their sights on the best remaining left-handed starter on the market. The deal is pending a physical, but Passan notes it's the largest guarantee in baseball history for a southpaw. There are no deferrals nor opt-outs in the contract, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Fried ends his Atlanta career with a 3.07 ERA in 168 appearances (151 starts). In his eighth and final season with the team in 2024, the 30-year-old posted a 3.08 ERA across 29 starts.
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Fried is close to a decision on where he will play in 2025 and has at least one seven-year offer on the table as of Tuesday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports. Fried is the best starting left-handed pitcher remaining on the market following Blake Snell's signing with the Dodgers. While the identity of the team that's extended the offer hasn't been revealed, the 30-year-old has narrowed his list of potential destinations to the Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. Despite the fact he's a Southern California native, it appears Fried is not considering the Giants or Angels.
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Fried rejected Atlanta's one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. As expected. Fried is in line to land a lucrative long-term contract this winter after posting a 3.25 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 166:57 K:BB across 174.1 regular-season innings in 2024. The left-hander is not expected to re-sign with Atlanta, and assuming that holds true, the club will receive a draft pick as compensation.
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Atlanta extended Fried a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports. Fried will reject the offer and test out free agency. If the left-hander signs on elsewhere, Atlanta will receive a draft pick. Fried posted a 3.25 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 166:57 K:BB across 174.1 regular-season innings in 2024.
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Fried will start Wednesday in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Padres, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports. Atlanta is going with AJ Smith-Shawver in Game 1 before turning to Fried on regular rest for Game 2. The veteran left-hander closed out his regular season in fine fashion, collecting a 2.14 ERA with a 36:7 K:BB over 33.2 innings in five September outings. Fried will be opposed by Joe Musgrove in Game 2.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2024 | ATL | 29 | 29 | 174.3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 166 | 57 | 146 | 3.25 | 1.16 |
| 2023 | ATL | 14 | 14 | 77.7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 18 | 70 | 2.54 | 1.13 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/27 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 8.2 | 3 | 2.40 | 2 | 9 | 0.58 |
| 9/21 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 5 | 2.92 | 1 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 9/16 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 6.0 | 2 | 3.19 | 3 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 9/11 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 6.0 | 11 | 2.88 | 0 | 6 | 1.83 |
| 9/06 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1.89 | 1 | 8 | 0.86 |
| 8/31 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 7.0 | 5 | 3.00 | 4 | 4 | 1.29 |
| 8/26 | @  |
1 | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 1.80 | 0 | 7 | 0.80 |
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| 4/01 | vs  |
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