In order to avoid arbitration, the Boston Red Sox have begun to work with eligible players to sign them to contracts. On Friday, the Sox settled another arbitration case, this time with right handed starting pitcher Joe Kelly. Even though MLBTradeRumors.com had predicted that Kelly would make roughly $3.2 million in 2016, the Red Sox were able to get him to agree to a one-year, $2.6 million contract for this upcoming year.
One reason Kelly’s salary for 2016 is probably less than originally predicted could be due to the fact that last season was statistically one of the worst of his career.