The Philadelphia Phillies have avoided arbitration with one of their nine eligible players, agreeing to a one-year contract with reliever Hector Neris.
Neris reportedly agreed to a deal worth $1.8 million per numerous sources. That figure is more than triple his 2018 salary, and totals nearly as much as he made overall to this point in his big-league career.
The 29-year-old (he turns 30 in June) is a native of the Dominican Republic. Over parts of five seasons he has a career 3.39 ERA and 1.201 WHIP. The right-hander has allowed 211 hits over 244 innings pitched across 239 games, all of those in relief.