Juan Soto wasn’t the only one on the move on Wednesday night.
Eduardo Rodriguez agreed to a four-year, $80 million deal with the Diamondbacks that can reach a fifth year and $100 if he pitches 150 innings in 2027, according to The Post’s Joel Sherman.
Rodriguez, who spent the last two years with the Tigers, was a pitcher the Mets had interest in, especially if they are not able to add Japanese superstar Yoshinobu Yamamoto, according to The Post’s Jon Heyman.
The 30-year-old opted out of the final three years of his deal after going 13-9 with a 3.30 ERA with 143 strikeouts over 152 2/3 innings in 2023.
Ironically, Rodriguez will now go to the National League West after blocking a trade to the Dodgers that would’ve sent him to Los Angeles at this year’s Aug. 1 deadline.
“It’s nothing against the Dodgers or the West Coast or whatever,” Rodriguez told reporters at the time, according to MLB.com’s Jason Beck. “ It’s just about the details to go out there and where my family is. My future is where they’re happy and I’m happy and that’s why I decided to stay here.
“It has nothing to do with the…
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