Left-handed starting pitcher Ranger Suárez, who spent eight seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies, is going to the Boston Red Sox.

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that left-hander Ranger Suárez and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $130 million, five-year contract.

The Red Sox are getting a true No. 2 starting pitcher in free agent lefty Ranger Suárez, who they signed to a five-year, $130 million contract on Wednesday. Boston also is getting a pitcher who relies heavily on both his plus breaking ball and offspeed pitches, not fastball velocity.

A lineup upgrade is still possible, but for now, the signing of Ranger Suárez ( five years, $130 million) gives the Red Sox a rotation that is starting to look more hydra than human: Garrett Crochet, Suárez, Brayan Bello, Sonny Gray and one of: Kutter Crawford/Johan Oviedo/Payton Tolle (23 years old)/Connelly Early (23)/Kyle Harrison (24).

The Boston Red Sox committed $130 million over five years to left-hander Ranger Suarez on January 14. That massive pitching investment now threatens the trade market for Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes, who was reportedly linked to Boston after Alex Bregman signed with the Cubs.

The Red Sox no longer hold the title as the only team in MLB to have not signed a free agent after they agreed on a five-year, $130 million deal with Ranger Suárez. Here’s what’s being said about the signing.

Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report predicted the Baltimore Orioles to land left-handed pitcher Ranger Suarez in free agency.