Report: Indians agree to 1-year deal with Boone Logan
The Cleveland Indians have apparently added Boone Logan to what is already shaping up to be an impressive bullpen, agreeing to terms on a one-year deal with the left-hander Thursday, reports FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.
Logan will earn $5.5 million in 2017 and the deal includes a $7-million club option in 2018 or a $1-million buyout, according to Paul Hoynes of Cleveland.com.
The 32-year-old Logan will join a 'pen that features one of the game's top relievers in Andrew Miller, as well as closer Cody Allen, who saved 32 games for the Indians last season.
Projected bullpen
| PITCHER | G | IP | ERA | WHIP | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Allen | 67 | 68 | 2.51 | 1.00 | 87 |
| Andrew Miller | 70 | 74.1 | 1.45 | 0.69 | 123 |
| Bryan Shaw | 75 | 66.2 | 3.24 | 1.26 | 69 |
| Boone Logan | 66 | 46.1 | 3.69 | 1.01 | 57 |
| Dan Otero | 62 | 70.2 | 1.53 | 0.91 | 57 |
| Zach McAllister | 53 | 52.1 | 3.44 | 1.45 | 54 |
| Cody Anderson | 19 | 60.2 | 6.68 | 1.61 | 54 |
The veteran southpaw drew plenty of interest from a number of clubs, such as the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, New York Mets, and Minnesota Twins, but appears to have settled on the defending American League champions.
He held left-handed hitters to a slash line of .142/.222/.255 last season.
Logan posted his lowest ERA since 2013 last season with the Colorado Rockies despite pitching his home games in the hitter-friendly confines of Coors Field, while maintaining a high strikeout rate of 11.1 per nine innings. Since 2012, Logan has always averaged more than 11 strikeouts per nine innings.
Over the course of his 11-year career, he owns a 28-23 record and 4.45 ERA during 581 appearances across 410 1/3 innings of work.