Source: Johnny Cueto turned down 6-year $120 million offer from #Dbacks https://t.co/zX6gqL6Asv
It's not surprising that Johnny Cueto would turn down the Diamondbacks' offer considering it's less money on an average annual basis than Jordan Zimmermann just agreed to with the Tigers (five years, $110 million) and Cueto is the better pitcher and the same age.
But is it possible that's the best offer Cueto receives? Even though only Clayton Kershaw has a better ERA among starting pitchers since 2011, Cueto's free agency comes with a couple of red flags: his struggles with the Royals after coming over from the Reds (he posted a 4.