[外電] Red Sox To Sign Martin Perez

1. 新聞來源：

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2. 新聞標題：

Red Sox To Sign Martin Perez

3. 新聞內容：

By TC Zencka | January 16, 2021 at 10:28pm CDT

The Red Sox and southpaw Martín Pérez have agreed to join forces for a
second consecutive season, per the Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal (via Twitter).
Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com confirms the deal, pending a physical. Pérez
will earn a $4.5MM salary in 2021 with a $6MM option for 2022 that comes
with a $500K buyout (Twitter links). He’ll also earn an extra $100K for
every ten innings starting at 130 innings in 2021, with a max of $500K, adds
Rosenthal. Pérez is represented by the OL Baseball Group.

Last year’s pact worked out well enough for both sides to essentially roll
it back at a slightly lower price point. Boston declined its $6.25MM option
this past November, instead paying a $500K buyout. After being guaranteed
$6.5MM last year, Pérez signs for a $5MM guarantee this time around with the
potential for an additional $6MM if Boston picks up their 2022 option.

Cotillo has said all winter that the Red Sox will need to add at least two
arms for their rotation, so an agreement with Pérez doesn’t preclude a
later deal for an arm like Garrett Richards, Matt Moore, or Jake Odorizzi.
Still, Pérez fills a big hole as a safe bet to eat innings. He ably manned
that post in 2020 for the Red Sox, averaging more than five innings per startover 12 starts. He had a 4.50 ERA/4.88 FIP with just a 17.6 percent strikeoutrate, 10.7 percent walk rate, and 38.5 percent groundball rate.

While those numbers themselves won’t get the Red Sox back into contention,
they represent an important level of consistency. A rebuilding club like
Boston relies on rote veteran production at certain places on the roster in
order to embolden the coaching staff and front office as they maneuver a
grueling 162-game season. For example, they can resist the temptation to rushyounger arms while Chris Sale works his way back from injury. In-game, they
can be more conservative with Eduardo Rodriguez’s innings knowing that Pé
rez can help protect the bullpen from overuse.

Boston’s rotation, after all, is riddled with long-term injury concerns. As
of right now, Pérez joins Rodriguez, Nathan Eovaldi, Tanner Houck and Nick
Pivetta in their starting five, though as we mentioned above, Boston’s
working with a dynamic pool of rotation candidates at this time. Rule 5 pick
Garrett Whitlock could be a candidate for starts, Sale should return at some
point during the season, and they’ll take a look at younger arms like Connor
Seabold and Bryan Mata during spring training.

4. 新聞連結：

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/01/red-sox-martin-perez-nearing-deal.html

5. 備註：

(1) 紅襪隊以$4.5MM/1YR簽回左投Martin Perez，合約附帶明年$6MM的選擇權(買斷金為$500K)，另外投超過130局後，每多投10局會有$100K的激勵獎金(最多$500K)。去年11月紅襪以$500K買斷他今年$6.25MM的選擇權。

(2) 紅襪專欄作家Chris Cotillo表示還會再簽兩位選手進入輪值，簽回Perez填補吃局數的問題。去年Perez的12場先發平均能吃五局以上，並繳出4.50 ERA/4.88 FIP、17.6%的三振率、10.7%的保送率、38.5%的滾地球製造率。

(3) 雖然上述成績無法讓紅襪重返競爭行列，但補強老將可以讓他們保有聯盟水平。而像紅襪這種重建中的球隊需要一些老將在輪值中，以便教練團與球團調度來面對完整的球季，即便Chris Sale、Eduardo Rodriguez還在傷兵名單中，但紅襪仍不願將潛力投手拉上來以免揠苗助長。

(4) Martin Perez去年在紅襪隊的成績表現(今年29歲；去年原計薪水：$6MM)：

W - L ERA IP R ER SO BB ERA+ FIP WHIP

3 - 5 4.50 62.0 33 31 46 28 104 4.88 1.339

(5) 紅襪隊各投手位置人選如下：
A. SP：Eduardo Rodriguez (L)、Nathan Eovaldi、Martin Perez (L)、Zack Godley、Nick Pivetta、Chris Mazza。
B. SP/LR：Tanner Houck、Kyle Hart、Garrett Whitlock、Chris Sale (L、INJ/TJ)。C. RP：Phillips Valdez、Ryan Weber、Austin Brice、Colten Brewer、Jeffrey
Springs (L)、Marcus Walden、Matt Hall (L)、Josh Taylor、Darwinzon Hernandez
(L)、Mike Shawaryn、Bobby Poyner (L)、Kevin McCarthy、Joel Payamps、Stephen
Gonsalves (L)、Robert Stock、Dylan Covey、Andrew Triggs*、Mike Kickham (L)*、Collin McHugh*、Robinson Leyer*。
D. SU：Ryan Brasier。
E. CL：Matt Barnes。
*：目前為自由球員。
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