Guardians Sign Another Core Piece To Long-Term Deal

The Cleveland Guardians continue to sign key pieces of their young core to long-term extensions. Andres Gimenez was done Tuesday morning, now it's right-handed reliever Trevor Stephan.

#Guardians and RHP Trevor Stephan have agreed to terms on a four-year extension with two club options via @hoynsie. pic.twitter.com/XrQ6KC7bQs
— MoreForYouCleveland (@MoreForYou_CLE) March 30, 2023

It's a four-year, $10M deal with two club options for Stephan, who, in his second major league season in 2022, proved himself to be a vital part of the Cleveland bullpen.

The 27-year-old posted a 2.69 ERA in 63.2 innings, with a 1.18 WHIP, while striking out 11.6 batters per nine innings with an 82:18 K:BB ratio. He was in the 98th percentile across all of baseball in opponents’ barrel rate.

Stephan was a Rule 5 pick in December 2020 for the Guardians, as they plucked the former third-round pick from the New York Yankees, and he more than earned his keep in 2021, then stepped it up to another level this past season.