1. 新聞來源：
mlbtraderumors
2. 新聞標題：
Rangers To Sign Shawn Kelley
3. 新聞內容：
By Steve Adams | January 28, 2019 at 5:55pm CDT
5:55pm: The two sides are in agreement on a one-year contract with a club
option for a second season, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan (Twitter links).
MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand tweets that Kelley will earn $2.5MM in 2019, and his
2020 option is also for $2.5MM with a $250K buyout. As such, his total
guarantee will be $2.75MM. There are incentives packages in each season that
can boost his annual salary to $3MM, and Kelley has already passed his
physical, Feinsand adds.
5:49pm: The Rangers are closing in on a contract with free-agent right-hander
Shawn Kelley, reports Fancred’s Jon Heyman (via Twitter). Kelley was said
late last week to be choosing among three potential suitors as he neared a
decision. The veteran reliever is represented by Frye McCann Sports.
Kelley, 35 in April, just wrapped up a three-year, $15MM deal originally
signed with the Nationals (though he finished it out in Oakland). In the
final season of that pact, Kelley posted a 2.94 ERA with 9.2 K/9, 2.0 BB/9,
1.29 HR/9 and a 30.2 percent grounder rate in 49 innings — his third
sub-3.00 ERA in the past four seasons. The interim season was an ugly one, as
Kelley limped to a 7.27 ERA in 26 innings as part of a season in which he was
hampered by a lower back strain, a trapezius strain and eventually bone chips
in his right elbow — each of which sent him to the disabled list.
Texas hasn’t made much in the way of large-scale splashes this offseason,
with Lance Lynn’s three-year, $30MM contract and the trade of Jurickson
Profar to Oakland standing out as the largest moves to date for president of
baseball operations Jon Daniels. However, the Rangers have steadily added a
bevy of affordable veteran arms on short-term commitments, with Kelley
joining a list that also includes Shelby Miller (one year, $2MM), Drew Smyly
(acquired in a trade with the Cubs), Jesse Chavez (two years, $8MM) and Zach
McAllister (one year, $1MM). Texas also picked up veteran infielder Asdrubal
Cabrera on a one-year pact to help offset the departure of Profar. It’s
unlikely that all of those moves will pan out, but the bulk nature of value
additions should yield some smaller-scale trade assets for Daniels & Co. this
summer.
Kelley will now join Chavez and McAllister as somewhat new additions —
Chavez was with the Rangers on a one-year deal last season before being
traded to the Cubs, so he’s not all that new to the organization — who will
hope to comprise a setup core for electric young reliever Jose Leclerc.
Durability will be the chief concern for Kelley, who has never reached 60
innings in a Major League season, but he’s generally been a quality bullpen
piece when healthy enough to take the hill.
4. 新聞連結：
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/rangers-sign-shawn-kelley.html
5. 備註：
(1) 遊騎兵以$2.5MM/1YR的合約簽下後援投手Shawn Kelley，若達成激勵條件最高可達
$3MM，合約還附帶2020年的球隊選擇權，薪水一樣是$2.5MM(買斷金為$250K)，合約保障價
值為$2.75MM，待體檢完成即合約生效。
(2) 去年球季因為被轟全壘打摔手套被國民DFA，後來被交易至運動家隊，影片重溫：
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvqzXiuAg1E
(3) 遊騎兵隊今年預計的投手陣容：
A. SP：Mike Minor、 Lance Lynn、Shelby Miller、Ariel Jurado、Drew Smyly
(INJ，TJ)。
B. SP/LR：Jesse Chavez
C. RP：Chris Martin、Jeffrey Springs、Yohander Méndez、Adrian Sampson、
Matt Bush、Connor Sadzeck、Nick Gardewine。
D. SU：Shawn Kelley。
E. CL：José Leclerc。
(4) Shawn Kelley去年在國民與運動家隊的成績表現(今年將35歲；去年薪水：$5.5MM)：
ERA HLD SV SVO IP SO HR BB FIP WHIP
2.94 4 0 2 49.0 50 7 11 3.71 0.898