BOSTON (AP) — Left-hander Wade Miley and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $19.25 million, three-year contract that avoided salary arbitration.
Miley gets a $500,000 signing bonus as part of Thursday’s agreement and salaries of $3.5 million this year, $6 million in 2016 and $8.75 million in 2017. Boston has a $12 million option for 2018 with a $500,000 buyout, and the option price can escalate to $14 million.
Boston acquired the 2012 NL All-Star from the Arizona on Dec. 12 for right-handers Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster, and minor league infielder Raymel Flores. Miley was 8-12 with a 4.34 ERA and 183 strikeouts in 201 1-3 innings last season.
The 28-year-old is among three new starters in Boston’s rotation, joined by right-handers Rick Porcello and Justin Masterson. Right-handers Clay Buchholz and Joe Kelly return.
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