The Phillies have agreed to a four-year contract extension with left-hander Cristopher Sánchez, the crew introduced Saturday. The deal consists of membership choices for 2029 and ’30.
Sánchez, 27, was already beneath membership management by 2028. The deal provides the Phillies a bit extra management by way of the membership choices whereas offering certainty for Sánchez, overlaying his final remaining pre-arbitration season in 2025 in addition to his three arbitration years.
After posting a 3.44 ERA over 19 appearances (18 begins) for the Phillies in 2023, Sánchez has been even higher this season, notching a 2.91 ERA in 77 1/3 innings spanning 14 begins. The southpaw has allowed only one homer on the 12 months, a product of certainly one of MLB’s highest ground-ball charges (60.4%).
Sánchez initially signed with the Rays as an novice free agent out of the Dominican Republic again in 2013 earlier than being traded to the Phillies for infielder Curtis Mead in a November 2019 swap of Minor Leaguers.
Sánchez made his MLB debut for Philadelphia in 2021 and posted a 5.47 ERA in 22 video games (4 begins) over his first two massive league seasons earlier than discovering his footing in ’23.