According to Ken Rosenthal, the Pirates and closer Felipe Rivero have agreed to a four-year deal with two club options.
Sources: #Pirates signing LH closer Felipe Rivero to four-year contract with two club options. Guarantee believed to be about $22M, with each club option $10M. Deal will cover all four arb years and potentially two FA years. Not clear if an agency was involved in negotiations.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 15, 2018
The deal would cover Rivero’s four arbitration years — he’s a super two — with the two options potentially buying out his first two free agency years.