Angels' Matt Shoemaker: Settles at $3.325 million with Angels to avoid arbitration

Shoemaker and the Angels avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $3.325 million deal, Jon Herman of Today's Knuckleball reports.

Analysis:

Shoemaker's 2016 went from bad to great to terrifying. After putting up an 8.49 ERA in his first seven starts, he somehow transformed into an elite pitcher, posting a 2.83 ERA and a 121:17 K:BB over his next 130.1 innings until taking a line drive off his skull in early September and missing the rest of the season. His recovery has gone well, and Shoemaker is expected to be ready for the start of spring training.