BOSTON – A person aware of the terms said the Boston Red Sox agreed to a one-year $ 4,575,000 contract with third baseman Rafael Devers, which avoids salary arbitrage.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team did not disclose details.
24-year old Devers had a standout season in 2019, hitting .311 with 32 homers and 115 RBI’s, leading the majors with 54 doubles and 359 total bases, and finishing 12th in the League MVP voting. American.
But it was a setback last year, hitting .263 while committing 14 errors at third base, the most in the major leagues. The next closest was 11. Devers made $ 256,481 prorated to a salary of $ 692,500 last season.
With the deal with Devers, the Red Sox have reached an agreement with all of their players who are eligible for arbitration out of season. In December, Boston agreed to one-year contracts with left-handed Eduardo Rodríguez ($ 8.3 million), rights Matt Barnes ($ 4.5 million), Ryan Brasier ($ 1.25 million) and Austin Brice ($ 870,000), and broad recipient Kevin Plawecki ($ 1.6 million). .