Before throwing his first pitch in a regular season game wearing a Boston Red Sox uniform, starting rotation until the end of 2019.

After this season, he will get $20 million in both the 2016 and 2017 seasons and then $21 million in 2018 and 2019. He also received a $0.5 million signing bonus.

This biggest draw with Porcello is that he’s one of 39 pitchers who has logged more than 1,000 innings since he came on to the scene in 2009. Now, that list includes some aces, such as $16.5 million each season from 2009 to 2013.

So what is it the Red Sox see in Porcello? Why’s he worth that kind of money when he’s a career 4.30 ERA and 4.03 FIP pitcher? Is his durability worth that much?

Benefits of Age

On that same list, Porcello is the youngest pitcher and is one of three born in 1988. $38.5 million deal from 2015 to 2019 the day before his first start of the year.

While Kluber looked great in his first start of 2015, he hasn’t thrown half as many innings as Porcello in his career, only logging two full seasons to Porcello’s six.

On top of that, Porcello is three years younger, so comparing these two deals is tough to do given these big differences.

As for the Red Sox, only time will tell if Porcello continues the trend of improving upon his numbers in 2015 and beyond. but the deal looks like a good one for both Boston and Porcello.