Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesThe Cubs signed left-handed starter Matthew Boyd to a two-year, $30 million deal, The deal was first reported by Jon Heyman.
Boyd gets $29M for 2 years. $14.5M a year Plus $1M pbs (500K each year) #Cubs https://t.co/qy3QNP82pR
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 2, 2024 Boyd, 33, was a sixth-round pick by the Blue Jays back in 2013. He reached the majors with Toronto as a starting pitcher in 2015, but was traded to Detroit at the deadline that year as part of a package for David Price. He then spent the next six years with the Tigers as a serviceable back-end starter. He always put up good strikeout and walk numbers, but he tended to give up a lot of hard…
