The Red Sox will officially be in the market for starting pitching help after losing one of their most dependable starters.
ESPN baseball insider Jeff Passan confirmed a report from The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen Monday morning that Sox left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez is leaving town to sign a multi-year deal with the Detroit Tigers.
The five-year deal will reportedly pay Rodriguez $77 million.
Rodriguez had a multi-year deal on the table from the Red Sox as well as an $18.4 million qualifying offer for next season, which the veteran declined. The Tigers, meanwhile, were rumored to have interest in the 28-year-old southpaw since the season ended, according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi.