© Jake Roth | 2018 Sep 18
The San Francisco Giants have re-signed starting pitcher Derek Holland to a one-year, $7 million deal, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The deal also includes a club option for 2020.
Derek Holland signs with #SFGiants, per source: One year, $7M, with club option.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 14, 2019
Holland, 32, will receive a base salary of $6.5 million in 2019. The 2020 option is also worth $6.5 million and includes a $500K buyout. The second year could be worth up to $8.5 million if Holland made 32 starts, according to Rosenthal.
Holland was one of the biggest surprises on the Giants last season. After signing a minor-league deal last offseason, Holland ended up leading the club in starts (30), innings pitched (171.1), and strikeouts per nine innings among the starters (8.9.) Holland finished the year with a 3.57 ERA and a respectable 1.29 WHIP.
The 32-year-old had his best stretch of the 2018 season from Aug. 15-Sept. 12, where he posted a 1.59 ERA (6er, 34.0ip), opponents hit .197 against him, and struck out 34 batters over six starts. He also allowed two-runs-or-fewer in 10 of his 11 starts from July 10-Sept. 12, posting a 2.29 ERA (16er, 63.0ip). Left-handed batters hit just .168 (24-for-143) off Holland in 2018, which ranked as the third-lowest figure in the National League and sixth lowest in the Majors. Lefties also slugged just .189 off him last season, which marked the lowest in the Majors.
He finished the 2018 season with 169 strikeouts, the fourth-most by a player in his first season with the Giants since 1900 behind Vida Blue (1978: 171), Johnny Cueto (2016: 198), and Sam Jones (1959: 209) (Stats, LLC).
Holland has posted a 76-73 record with a 4.44 ERA over 10 Major League seasons with the Texas Rangers (2009-2016), Chicago White Sox (2017) and San Francisco Giants (2018).
San Francisco Giants media services contributed to this report.