The Orioles have reunited with Zach Eflin, as USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports that Baltimore has signed the right-hander to a one-year, $10MM deal with a mutual option for the 2027 season. Eflin is represented by O’Connell Sports Management.
The $10MM guarantee breaks down as a $5MM salary, a $3MM signing bonus, and then a $2MM buyout on the mutual option. As a reminder, mutual options are virtually never exercised by both parties, so Eflin’s deal is for all intents and purposes just a one-year pact. There is some significant bonus money involved, as both Eflin’s buyout and option will increase by $1MM if he makes at least 15 starts, then by $1.