The Red Sox have avoided arbitration with reliever Junichi Tazawa, first baseman/outfielder Mike Carp, and infielder Jonathan Herrera, WEEI’s Alex Speier reports. All three deals are non-guaranteed.
Tazawa, in his first year of arbitration eligibility, will take home $1.275 million on a one-year deal. He finished 2013 with a 3.16 ERA and a six-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio in 68 1/3 innings pitching mostly in the seventh and eighth innings.
Carp, eligible for arbitration for the second time, will receive $1.4 million. He wrapped up 2013 with an .885 OPS having faced right-handed pitching in over 88 percent of his 243 plate appearances.
Herrera, also eligible for arbitration for the second time, will earn $1.3 million. The Red Sox acquired Herrera from the Rockies last month in exchange for reliever Franklin Morales and minor leaguer Chris Martin.
