On the White Sox’s official Twitter account, the team announced that Bummer was signing a five-year, $16 million extension that includes two club options that would pay him $7.25 million in 2025 and $7.5 million in 2026 if picked up.
Bummer, 26, actually would not have hit arbitration until after the 2021 season which makes this a very interesting decision on the White Sox part.
The southpaw broke out in a big way in 2019 as he registered the best season of his career with a 2.13 ERA, 3.41 FIP, and 0.990 WHIP with 8.