Ex-Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull, who threw a no-hitter in 2021, can double Philadelphia Phillies’ salary to $4 million
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Spencer Turnbull can earn $2 million in performance bonuses for starts and innings as part of his $2 million, one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Turnbull would get $200,000 each for 12 starts and each additional two through 20 as part of the deal announced Feb. 14.
He also would earn $200,000 for 40 innings and each additional 20 through 120.
Turnbull enters the season with 5 years, 20 days of major league service, and his contract specifies he will become a free agent at the end of the agreement.
Turnbull was 1-4 with a 7.26 ERA in seven starts for Detroit last year. The 31-year-old had Tommy John surgery on July 29, 2021, and returned to a major league mound last April 1. He didn’t pitch after May 6 because of neck discomfort.
Turnbull pitched a no-hitter at Seattle on May 18, 2021, his only complete game in 60 major league starts. A second-round draft pick by the Tigers in 2014, he was 12-29 with a 4.55 ERA in five seasons with Detroit.
He became a free agent in November when the Tigers failed to offer a 2024 contract.