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Red Sox's Updated Payroll, Rotation After Walker Buehler's Reported $21M Contract

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Walker Buehler is joining the Boston Red Sox on a one-year deal after helping the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 2024 World Series.

Buehler and the Red Sox are agreeing to a one-year, $21.05 million deal with incentives, according to Yahoo Sports' Russell Dorsey. The deal is pending a physical, per Dorsey.

Here's a look at the Red Sox's overhauled starting rotation following the team's latest signing.

Red Sox 2025 projected starting rotation

  1. Garrett Crochet
  2. Tanner Houck
  3. Walker Buehler
  4. Brayan Bello
  5. Kutter Crawford
  6. Lucas Giolito

The Red Sox had $147 million allocated to the 2025 payroll and $171 million in projected payroll allocations prior to the signing, according to Spotrac.