BALTIMORE — The Orioles have supplied their rotation with a veteran presence for 2023, agreeing to terms with right-hander Kyle Gibson on a one-year contract, according to multiple reports. ESPN and The Athletic reported the deal is pending a physical.
Gibson, 35, has made 25 or more starts in every full season since 2014, pitching for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies. In 31 starts across 167 2/3 innings for the National League champion Phillies in 2022, Gibson posted a 5.05 ERA before making two scoreless relief appearances during the postseason. An All-Star for Texas in 2021, Gibson has three seasons in which he made at least 30 starts with an ERA of 3.84 or lower. He’s coming off a three-year, $28 million agreement with the Rangers signed after the 2019 season.
Executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias has cited the organization’s difficulty in signing free-agent pitchers to one-year deals as part of its incentive for moving back Camden Yards’ left field wall last offseason. Gibson allowed 24 home runs in 2022, tying his career high, but only 18 of them would have left Oriole Park, tied for his third fewest at any ballpark according to Baseball Savant.
