Details On Nick Pivettas Contract With Padre

The Padres signed to a four-year earlier this week. Previous reporting had Fred Mcgriff Jersey revealed that it was a four-year, $55MM deal, though heavily backloaded. Pivetta will receive a $3MM signing bonus, then make a salary of just $1MM this year, followed by salaries of $19MM, $14MM and $18MM in the next three years. He has the opportunity to opt out after the second and third years of the deal. Yesterday, provided some new details that had not been previously reported. The new details revolve around contingencies for the Padres if Pivetta gets injured. Pivettas $14MM salary in 2027 becomes a club option if at any point through 2026 he has a specified injury or surgery related to the injury and is on the injured list for more than 130 consecutive days in any season or in a one-year period. Blum mentions that Pivetta spent time on the injured list in 2024 due to a right elbow flexor strain, implying that the contract provision relates to a significant elbow surgery. If the Padres turn down the option, Pivetta would head back to free agency in the 2026-27 offseason. At that point, he will have made $23MM over the first two years of the deal. If those injury conditions are not met, then Pivetta will have a $14MM player option and $18MM player option for 2027 and 2028. The Friars can also trigger a 2029 club option for 2029, valued at just $5MM, if Pivetta has the specified injury or surgery related to the specified injury and goes on the injured list for more than 130 consecutive days in any season or in a one-year period, all occurring from July 1, 2026, through the 2028 season. It seems the Padres have built in some cover for themselves if Pivetta needs to mi s significant time, likely due to Tommy John surgery or a similar procedure. A major elbow surgery usually requires a player to mi s 14 months or more, which can be a big sunk cost for a clubs payroll. The Padres have been dealing with notable financial restraints in recent years, so thats perhaps even more so for them. With these contract provisions, they have a few options in the event Pivetta does get hurt. At the end of 2026, they can walk away if Pivetta is slated to mi s a decent chunk of the next year or two. If he sticks around but then suffers a major injury in the latter half of the deal, the 2029 option gives them a chance to add an extra year of control at a bargain rate. Tom Henke Jersey