The Chicago White Sox have agreed to terms on a five-year contract with left-handed pitcher Jose Quintana, which includes two club options.If Quintana, 25, is eligible for arbitration following the 2014 season, the total guaranteed dollars would be $26.5 million. He would receive $850,000 in 2014, $3.4 million in 2015, $5.4 million in 2016, $7 million in 2017 and $8.85 million in 2018. The White Sox would hold options for 2019 at $10.5 million and for 2020 at $11.5 million. If either option is declined, Quintana would receive a $1 million buyout.If Quintana is not eligible for arbitration after the 2014 season, the total guaranteed dollars would be $21.0 million. He would receive $850,000 in 2014, $1 million in 2015, $3.8 million in 2016, $6 million in 2017 and $8.35 million in 2018. The Sox would hold options for 2019 at $10.5 million and for 2020 at $11.5 million with a $1million buyout.
The 25-year-old, who signed as an amateur free agent with the Mets in 2006 and signed as a free agent with the White Sox in '11, has spent two full seasons in the big leagues.He has gone 15-13 overall, with a 3.61 ERA in 58 games (55 starts). The lefty logged exactly 200 innings last year, upping his average from 5.3 to 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings.Quintana has started five Cactus League games for the Sox this spring, logging 11 innings and surrendering 18 hits and 20 earned runs in that span. He was roughed up in his March 13 and 18 outings (totaling 16 earned runs in three innings) but bounced back with a one-hit, five-inning shutout performance on Sunday against the Rockies.Joey Nowak / MLB.com
The 25-year-old, who signed as an amateur free agent with the Mets in 2006 and signed as a free agent with the White Sox in '11, has spent two full seasons in the big leagues.He has gone 15-13 overall, with a 3.61 ERA in 58 games (55 starts). The lefty logged exactly 200 innings last year, upping his average from 5.3 to 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings.Quintana has started five Cactus League games for the Sox this spring, logging 11 innings and surrendering 18 hits and 20 earned runs in that span. He was roughed up in his March 13 and 18 outings (totaling 16 earned runs in three innings) but bounced back with a one-hit, five-inning shutout performance on Sunday against the Rockies.Joey Nowak / MLB.com
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