Mitch Moreland coming back to Red Sox on one-year deal
By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com
The Red Sox are keeping Mitch Moreland around for at least one more season. The first baseman and team have agreed to terms on a one-year deal, which they The #RedSox today signed 1B Mitch Moreland to a one-year contract for the 2020 season, with a club option for 2021. pic.twitter.com/o9xsHynFC4
Free-agent 1B Mitch Moreland signs one-year, $3M deal with #RedSox, source tells The Athletic. Salary of $2.5M in 2020 with $3M club option or $500,000K buyout for ‘21.
Offensively, Moreland produced at a career-best pace in 2019. Unfortunately, back and quad injuries landed him on the injured list in parts of June and July. Moreland hit 19 home runs with 58 RBIs and a career-high .835 OPS in just 91 games. As usual, the lefty did most of his damage against right-handed pitching.
Moreland also continued to be a reliable defensive first baseman, with only three errors in 607 chances at the position.
The deal doesn’t even come close to breaking the bank for the Red Sox, who get to keep a solid two-way infielder in the fold.
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