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The Boston Red Sox have made another move to upgrade their bullpen for 2015, agreeing to a one year contract with free-agent RHP and former All-Star Alexi Ogando.
Per Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, the deal is worth a guaranteed $1.5 million, and is rumored to contain another $1.5 million in incentives.
The 31-year old righty appeared in 183 games over five seasons for the Texas Rangers, posting a 28-16 record alongside a 3.35 ERA, 1.185 WHIP, and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings. He struggled mightily in 2014, however, going 2-3 with a 6.84 ERA, while walking 5.4 batters per nine innings.
25-year old Drake Britton appeared in 25 games out of the bullpen for the Red Sox over the last two seasons, going 1-1 with a 2.93 ERA, 1.265 WHIP, and 5.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Britton retired Ichiro Suzuki in his major league debut with the Red Sox back in 2013:
Ogando broke into the
majors as a reliever for the Rangers in 2010, posting a 4-1 record and a
1.30 ERA in 41 2/3 innings pitched. Texas converted him to a starter in
2011, and the move paid off, as the right-hander won his first seven
games with a 2.20 ERA to earn an appearance in the 2011 All-Star Game.
Ogando shifted back to the bullpen in 2012 and recently has battled an
elbow injury, but the 31-year-old could serve as a valuable setup man or
middle reliever in Boston’s bullpen.
Britton made seven appearances during two major league stints with the
Red Sox in 2014 and did not allow a run in 6.2 innings pitched.
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/01/reports-alexi-ogando-red-sox-agree-to-terms-on-one-year-contract/
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/01/reports-alexi-ogando-red-sox-agree-to-terms-on-one-year-contract/
Ogando broke into the
majors as a reliever for the Rangers in 2010, posting a 4-1 record and a
1.30 ERA in 41 2/3 innings pitched. Texas converted him to a starter in
2011, and the move paid off, as the right-hander won his first seven
games with a 2.20 ERA to earn an appearance in the 2011 All-Star Game.
Ogando shifted back to the bullpen in 2012 and recently has battled an
elbow injury, but the 31-year-old could serve as a valuable setup man or
middle reliever in Boston’s bullpen.
Britton made seven appearances during two major league stints with the
Red Sox in 2014 and did not allow a run in 6.2 innings pitched.
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/01/reports-alexi-ogando-red-sox-agree-to-terms-on-one-year-contract/
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2015/01/reports-alexi-ogando-red-sox-agree-to-terms-on-one-year-contract/
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