Red Sox, Rafael Devers avoid arbitration after agreeing to one-year contract
The Boston Red Sox have prevented arbitration with star third baseman Rafael Devers after agreeing to a one-year contract.
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ESPN’s Jeff Passan experiences that the deal is value $17.5 million.
Boston can nonetheless signal Devers to a long-term extension as Passan notes that this deal exhibits the 2 sides have had discussions. Devers is eligible to grow to be a free agent on the finish of the 2023 season.
In 141 video games final season, Devers batted .295/.358/.521 with 27 dwelling runs, 88 runs batted in and an OPS of .879. The 26-year-old is a two-time All-Star and helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2018.
Boston signed Devers as a 16-year-old free agent in 2013, and he made his MLB debut in 2017.
The Red Sox nonetheless have six gamers eligible for wage arbitration: Christian Arroyo, Ryan Brasier, Reese McGuire, Nick Pivetta, Josh Taylor, and Alex Verdugo.
