The Cincinnati Reds are pretty happy with the stable of young starting pitchers they've put together. The next thing for them to do is keep those young starting pitchers around, and they've taken one step in that direction on Thursday by signing Johnny Cueto to a four-year contract extension.
Johnny Cueto Signs Four-Year Contract Extension With Reds
According to Enrique Rojas, Cueto will make $27 million over the life of the deal. It’s unknown how that total will break down over each of the four seasons, but the fourth will buy out what was to be Cueto’s first year of free agency. This was his first winter of arbitration eligibility. It’s expected that Cueto will earn around $3.5 million in 2011, with the salaries escalating each season from there.
The soon-to-be 25-year-old Cueto is a power righty who works primarily off of a good fastball and sharp slider. He’s thrown 531 innings over 92 starts in his first three Major League seasons, with a 4.27 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. While he isn’t quite a staff ace, he has the stuff to reach the next level, and as is he’s an effective #2 who’s able to succeed against both right- and left-handed bats.
For more on the signing, check out Red Reporter.
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