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Are the Red Sox hoping that James Paxton will be the next Garrett Whitlock or Nathan Eovaldi?

The Red Sox agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with free-agent left-hander James Paxton with a two-year club option, according to a report from ESPN's Jeff Passan. The club has not confirmed the agreement.

Paxton made one start for the Mariners in 2021, allowing one run in 1 1/3 innings before leaving the game and undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery. He is expected back at some point during the 2022 season.

The 33-year-old spent his previous two seasons with the Yankees, including a 2019 season in which he went 15-6 with a 3.82 ERA. Paxton went 41-26 with a 3.42 ERA over the first six years of his career with Seattle, including a no-hitter on May 18, 2018, in his home country of Canada against the Blue Jays.

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