▁and ▁a ▁ 4 . 3 7 ▁E RA ▁in ▁ ▁inn ings ▁across ▁ 2 7 ▁games ▁started . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁P ined a ▁and ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁again ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁contract ▁figure ▁without ▁going ▁to ▁arbitr ation . ▁P ined a ▁earned ▁$ 4 . 3   mill ion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁P ined a ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 2 ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁career - wor st ▁ 4 . 8 2 ▁E RA . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 3 2 ▁starts , ▁pitch ed ▁a ▁career - high ▁ ▁inn ings ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁career - high ▁ 2 0 7 ▁strike outs ▁while ▁walking ▁only ▁ 5 3 . ▁However , ▁he ▁allowed ▁ 2 7 ▁home ▁runs . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁P ined a ▁and ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁agreed ▁on ▁a ▁$ 7 . 4   mill ion ▁sal ary ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁his ▁last ▁before ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁free ▁ag ency . ▁During ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁home ▁op ener ▁against ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁R ays ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁P ined a ▁retired ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 0 ▁bat ters ▁until ▁giving ▁up ▁a ▁double ▁to ▁E van ▁Long oria . ▁P ined a ▁finished ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁strike outs ▁and ▁allowed ▁one ▁run ▁in