The Red Sox have tendered the contracts of 27 players, which includes all of its pre-arbitration eligible players, as well as seven arbitration eligible players: Rafael Devers, Hunter Renfroe, Alex Verdugo, Nick Pivetta, Christian Arroyo, Josh Taylor and Kevin Plawecki. Tim Locastro was left non-tendered, while Boston signed Ryan Brasier to a deal.
The #RedSox today announced the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/F1df7RBAy3
— Red Sox (@RedSox) December 1, 2021
Locastro was claimed off waivers by Boston on November 5th, but according to MassLive.com‘s Chris Cotillo, the Sox are trying to sign him in a minor-league capacity.
Red Sox are already trying to re-sign Locastro to a new deal, I’m told. They claimed the speedy OF from the Yankees in November. He was projected around $700k. Could sign a minor-league deal. https://t.co/jEA0OD5cvQ
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) December 1, 2021
Ryan Brasier’s one-year deal is $1.4M, which is exactly what MLBTradeRumors.com predicted his arbitration salary to be. The two sides avoid an arbitration hearing.
MLB Trade Rumors also predicted what each Sox player who is eligible for arbitration, as they did for every team:
Rafael Devers: $11.1 million projected salary for 2022, an increase from $4.575 million 2021
Hunter Renfroe $7.6 million, projected salary for 2022, an increase from $3.1 million in 2021
Nick Pivetta $3.2 million projected salary for 2022 (first year arbitration eligible)
Alex Verdugo $3.2 million projected salary for 2022 (first year arbitration eligible)
Kevin Plawecki $2.0 million projected salary for 2022, an increase from $1.6 million in 2021
Ryan Brasier $1.4 million projected salary for 2022, an increase from $1.25 million
Christian Arroyo $1.1 million projected salary for 2022 (first year arbitration eligible)
Josh Taylor $1.1 million projected salary for 2022 (first year arbitration eligible)
(Photo of Ryan Brasier by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)