It was quite the lucrative offseason for pitcher Max Fried.

The southpaw agreed to an eight-year, $218 million deal with the New York Yankees, and Jon Heyman of the New York Post provided the contract details Tuesday. Notably, it features a signing bonus of $20 million and a full no-trade clause:

While Fried is slated to make $29 million a year for the final six seasons of the contract, the number is significantly lower at $12 million for 2025 and 2026. That gives the Yankees a bit more financial flexibility, which is notable since they also added Devin Williams and, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan, Cody Bellinger this offseason.

New York losing Juan Soto to the crosstown Mets was surely a blow, but Fried, Bellinger and Williams represent formidable additions.

Fried gives the Yankees quite the one-two punch in their rotation alongside Gerrit Cole, especially if he reaches his ceiling during the course of this deal.

His resume includes a World Series title, three Gold Gloves and two All-Star selections during his first eight seasons with the Atlanta Braves. He finished in second place in Cy Young voting in 2022 with a 2.48 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 170 strikeouts in 185.1 innings, although injuries limited him to 14 starts in 2023.

That put him under the spotlight in 2024, but he bounced back as an All-Star with a 3.25 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 166 strikeouts in 174.1 innings.

Fried turns 31 years old next month and should remain quite effective over the majority of this deal. He may even be better in the immediate future than he was during his All-Star campaign in 2024 as he becomes further removed from his injury-shortened 2022 season.

New York is hoping that is the case as it attempts to take the next step after losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series last season.

Even if the offense takes a step back without Soto, the pitching staff will be even better with Fried. That could make the difference between a title run and an early exit come October.