Pitcher Jakob Junis guaranteed $7 million in 1-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers
FILE -San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jakob Junis throws to the plate against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Denver. Jakob Junis has signed a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes a mutual option for 2025. The Brewers announced Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 that they had signed Junis. Credit: AP/Jack Dempsey
PHOENIX — Right-hander Jakob Junis is guaranteed $7 million as part of his one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers and could earn $12 million over two seasons.
Junis gets a $4 million salary this year as part of the deal announced Feb. 7, and the agreement includes an $8 million mutual option with a $3 million buyout.
The 31-year-old was 4-3 with a career-best 3.87 ERA in four starts and 36 relief appearances for San Francisco last season, striking out 96 and walking 21 in 86 innings. He is 38-45 with a 4.64 ERA in 110 starts and 57 relief appearances over seven seasons with Kansas City (2017-21) and the Giants (2022-23).
