Giants pitcher Logan Webb agrees to $90MILLION, five-year contract extension

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb was given 90 million reasons to stay in his native Northern California, and the 26-year-old judge understandably accepted the offer.

The suburban Sacramento native reached a five-year, $90 million deal with the Giants on Friday that will keep him with the franchise from 2024-28. Webb likes to see kids in his sweater – he was that young boy not too long ago.

“It was just important for me to be able to say that I can wear a Giants kit for a long time. It’s important not only for myself, but also for my family and especially for my community back home,” he said. “I know they are very excited. There are many diehard Giants fans in Rocklin, California. This is where I want to be. It is an honor.’

The 26-year-old Webb will earn $4.6 million this season in his first year of arbitration eligibility and would be eligible for free agency after the 2025 season. He will receive a salary of $8 million next year, $12 million in 2025, $23 million each in 2026 and 2027, and $24 million in 2028. In addition, he would receive a $1 million one-time assignment bonus from the receiving team if he is traded.

In 2021, pitching his first full major league season, Webb won his last 10 decisions on a 20-start undefeated streak that dates back to a May 5 loss at Colorado and helped the Giants to a franchise-record 107 wins and an NL Western crown.

“Logan really epitomizes the kind of player we want to build around when we look at the performance, the competitiveness, his love and ties to the Bay Area, how much the organization means to him as a homegrown player,” said Giants President of Baseball Operations said Farhan Zaidi. “So it’s really the perfect fit and we’re just excited to make this announcement and look forward to having Logan in a Giants uniform for a very long time.”

Webb went a career-best 15-9 with a 2.90 ERA in 32 starts last year, striking out 163 and walking 49 in 192 1/3 innings. He is 0-3 with a 4.76 ERA this season heading into a scheduled start Sunday in Detroit.

He is eager to get into the win column after a rocky start and appreciates getting this deal now with no distractions for the rest of the season – and it took some flexibility and compromise on both sides, Zaidi said.

“I have to get much better, the team knows that, I know that and I’m excited to show that. I think I’m very close,” Webb said. “It shows they have a lot of faith in me and some of the things that happened in the first few games hopefully won’t happen often. … I don’t think anyone, especially myself, thought I’d be 0-3 to start the season, but I’m excited to fix that, excited to get back to that winning baseball, not just for myself but for our team. )’

Webb is 31-22 with a 3.59 ERA in five big league-seasons, striking out 426 and walking only 126

Webb is 31-22 with a 3.59 ERA in five big league-seasons, striking out 426 and walking 126 in 451 2/3 innings.

As part of the agreement, he will donate $40,000 to the Giants Community Fund next year, $60,000 in 2025, $115,000 in 2026 and 2027, and $120,000 in 2028.

Portions of those contributions will go towards raising awareness of the dangers of fentanyl after he lost cousin Kade Webb in December 2021 after being given a counterfeit pill.

“I just know how much it affected my family and part of the reason I want to bring the awareness out there is because I saw how devastating it was to my family. I really don’t want other families to have to deal with the same thing. It’s a really big problem that’s going on and I think it’s just important to raise awareness, especially among our younger generation.”