The Orioles have signed right-hander Kyle Bradish to a five-year extension, the team announced. The agreement will keep the righty under contract through 2031. Bradish is a client of All Bases Covered Sports Management. The deal is worth $90MM, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Bradish had two years of team control remaining. He won $3.55MM in arbitration this past offseason. The extension covers his final two years of arbitration, plus three seasons of free agency. It’s the second long-term deal for a young Baltimore righty this season. Shane Baz inked a five-year extension during the first week of the regular season.
“Keeping players of Kyle’s caliber in an Orioles uniform is an important part of our long-term vision,” Orioles owner David Rubenstein said in a statement. “We are grateful to Kyle for his commitment to our organization and to Baltimore.”
The 29-year-old Bradish has put together a 3.61 ERA across 19 starts this season. His xERA and xFIP are both under 4.00, though his SIERA is at 4.28. Bradish hasn’t shown the massive strikeout ability he had the past two years. His walk rate also sits at a career-worst 11.0%.
The big key this season has been availability. Bradish dealt with elbow issues in 2024 that ultimately ended in surgery. He made it back for a half-dozen starts at the end of last year. After totaling 72 1/3 innings over the past two seasons, Bradish is already up to 107 1/3 frames this year. Health permitting, he has a solid chance to set a new career high in workload, topping the 168 2/3 innings he threw in 2023.
The Angels took Bradish in the fourth round of the 2018 draft. After one season in L.A.’s system, he was dealt to Baltimore as part of a package for righty Dylan Bundy. The other pitchers in the swap (Isaac Mattson, Kyle Brnovich, Zach Peek) haven’t panned out for the Orioles, but Bradish’s contributions make the deal a clear win for Baltimore. Bundy was solid in the shortened 2020 season, then posted an ERA over 6.00 in 2021 and departed in free agency.
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