The Indians on Thursday night avoided arbitration with relief pitcher Bryan Shaw, coming to terms with a one-year deal.
Shaw will be paid $2.75 million for the 2016 season, according to Fox Sport’s Ken Rosenthal. Shaw was projected to make $2.8 million in arbitration, according to MLBTradeRumors.com.
For the most part, Shaw has been perhaps the Indians’ most consistent relief pitcher the last few years. From 2013-15, his ERA has gone from 3.24 to 2.59 to 2.95 last season. He’s appeared in at least 70 games in all three seasons and struck out 191 batters in 215 1/3 innings pitched in that time.