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Reds sign Storen to 1-year deal

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The Cincinnati Reds announced Tuesday they have signed right-handed reliever Drew Storen to a one-year contract.

Storen's deal with the Reds is worth a reported $3 million, though he could earn another $1.5 million in performance bonuses, as well as $500,000 if he is traded, according to FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman.

Storen is coming off a "Jekyll and Hyde" campaign in 2016 that saw him produce drastically different results with the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners. After opening the year in Toronto, Storen struggled north of the border, posting a 6.21 ERA in 33 1/3 innings.

He fared much better following a late July trade to the Mariners, however, pitching to a 3.44 ERA in Seattle in 18 1/3 innings.

With Raisel Iglesias, Tony Cingrani, and Michael Lorenzen already possible ninth-inning arms on the Reds, Storen is unlikely to take up his former closer role with Cincinnati.

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