Jackie Bradley Jr. avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $6.1 million deal with the Red Sox.
In all, the Red Sox avoided arbitration with nine players Friday. Right fielder Mookie Betts, 25, who made $950,000 last season (.264, 24 homers, 102 RBI, 25 stolen bases, .803 OPS), was the only arbitration-eligible Red Sox player who didn't come to an agreement.
NBC Sports Boston Red Sox Insider Evan Drellich reports that a source tells him Bogaerts agreed to a one-year, $7.05 million deal. Bogaerts, 25, eligible for free agency in 2020, hit .273 with 10 homers, 62 RBI and a .746 OPS last season.
Bradley, the Red Sox center fielder, who turns 28 in April, made $3.6 million last season when he hit .245 with 17 homers and 63 RBI and played superior defense. Bradley has been the subject of trade rumors all offseason as the Red Sox search for a power bat and woo free agent J.D. Martinez, an outfielder, as well as a DH candidate.
Another arbitration-eligible player, right-handed reliever Joe Kelly, agreed to a one-year, $3.85 million contract with the Red Sox, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Kelly (4-1, 2.79 ERA, 52 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched in 2017) made $2.8 million last season.
Also, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reports that Red Sox utility man Brock Holt avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.225 million deal. He made $1.95 million last season when he was limited to only 64 games (.200, no homers, seven RBI) by concussion symptoms.