An uncertain bullpen gained a bit more clarity with the Boston Red Sox agreeing to a one-year deal with reliever Heath Hembree to avoid arbitration.
FanCred’s Jon Heyman reports that the contract is worth $1,312,500. That will pay Hembree a tick more than the $1.2 million projected by MLB Trade Rumors.
The #RedSox today agreed to terms with RHP Heath Hembree on a one-year contract for the 2019 season, thus avoiding salary arbitration. pic.twitter.com/VoWD5iMljs
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) December 21, 2018
You have to wonder how they came to that figure.