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Oct 19, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee (28) reacts after a double play during the fifth inning during game five of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nThe Cleveland Guardians signed right-hander Tanner Bibee to a five-year deal with a club option for 2030 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Financial terms weren’t announced by the team, but The Athletic reports the deal is worth a minimum of $48 million.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bibee is reportedly slated to make $21 million in 2029. He would make the same in 2030 if the Guardians pick up the option, increasing the worth to $68 million. There is a $1 million buyout.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The length of the deal buys out all of Bibee’s arbitration-eligible seasons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bibee will reportedly earn $3 million in salary this season and receive a $2 million signing bonus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Bibee, 26, is slated to make his first career Opening Day start on Thursday when the Guardians visit the Kansas City Royals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Bibee is 22-12 with a 3.25 ERA in 56 starts over two major league seasons.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n He was the runner-up for the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year balloting when he went 10-4 with a 2.98 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 142 innings over 25 starts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Last season, Bibee was 12-8 with a 3.47 ERA with 187 strikeouts in 173 2\/3 innings over 31 starts. He was 0-1 with a 3.45 ERA in four postseason starts.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n