Report: Red Sox, Nava avoid arbitration with 1-year deal

The Boston Red Sox avoided arbitration with Daniel Nava on Thursday by agreeing to a one-year, $1.85-million deal with the 31-year-old, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports.

Nava, who made his MLB debut in 2010 after a stint in independent baseball, regressed at the plate last season after enjoying considerable success offensively in 2013. 

The switch-hitting outfielder managed a pedestrian .270/.346/.361 line with just four home runs in 408 plate appearances, with a career-worst 8.1 percent walk rate and .091 isolated power.

Nava's role with the Red Sox in 2015 remains somewhat murky, however, following the club's flurry of offseason activity. Nava doesn't appear likely to receive much playing time in the outfield - currently populated by Hanley Ramirez, Rusney Castillo and Shane Victorino (or Mookie Betts) - or at first base, where Mike Napoli will receive the bulk of the playing time.