The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Jose Quintana on a five-year contract Monday that includes two club options.
If Quintana, 25, is eligible for arbitration after this season, he is guaranteed $26.5 million. He would receive $850,000 this year, $3.4 million in 2015, $5.4 million in 2016, $7 million in 2017 and $8.85 million in 2018. The options for 2019 would be $10.5 million and for 2020 at $11.5 million. If Quintana declines either option, he would receive a $1 million buyout.
If Quintana is not eligible for arbitration after this year, he is guaranteed $21.0 million. He would receive $850,000 this season, $1.0 million in 2015, $3.8 million in 2016, $6.0 million in 2017 and $8.35 million in 2018. The options and buyout would remain the same.
Quintana went 9-7 with a 3.51 ERA, 164 strikeouts and a major-league leading 17 no decisions over 33 starts last year in his first full major-league season.
“Jose quickly has established himself as a quality major-league starting pitcher, and along with Chris Sale, we expect him to be an important piece of our rotation for the foreseeable future,” Rick Hahn, senior vice president/general manager, said in a statement. “Jose brings a tremendous work ethic and professionalism to his approach, and he is well respected by his teammates, so we are excited to be able to reward him for what he has accomplished thus far in his career and possibly keep him in a White Sox uniform for the next seven seasons.”
The Colombian joined Sale as the only left-handed teammates in franchise history under the age of 25 to throw at least 200 innings in the same season.
Quintana is 15-13 with a 3.61 ERA and 245 strikeouts in 58 games (55 starts) over two seasons with the White Sox.