With an open competition for the final two spots in the starting rotation, the Cincinnati Reds are taking a flier on free agent pitcher Luke Weaver as a bounce back candidate.
Weaver signed a one-year contract with the Reds, the team announced Friday. He will receive a $2 million salary for the 2023 season, according to a source. Weaver, a seven-year veteran, wasn’t tendered a contract by the Seattle Mariners earlier this offseason after the Mariners claimed him off waivers, sending him into free agency.
“We’re going to try and lengthen him out and see where it goes," Reds General Manager Nick Krall said.