1. 新聞來源：
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2. 新聞標題：
Royals Nearing Agreement With Brad Boxberger
Royals Sign Brad Boxberger To One-Year Contract
3. 新聞內容：
By Jeff Todd | February 7, 2019 at 5:18pm CDT
Thursday: Rustin Dodd of The Athletic tweets that Boxberger has passed his
physical and officially signed with the Royals.
By Jeff Todd | February 6, 2019 at 12:35pm CDT
The Royals are “closing in” on a one-year contract with free-agent righty
Brad Boxberger, according to MLB.com’s Jeffrey Flanagan (via Twitter). A
client of the Boras Corporation, he’ll receive a $2.2MM guarantee along with
$1MM in potential incentives, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter links).
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The 30-year-old Boxberger was non-tendered by the Diamondbacks in advance of
his final season of arbitration eligibility. He was projected to earn at a
$4.9MM rate, owing in no small part to the fact that he racked up 32 saves
last year.
At times, Boxberger has been quite an effective late-inning reliever. In his
284 1/3 total MLB innings, he carries a 3.42 ERA with 11.6 K/9 and 4.6 BB/9.
As those numbers hint, opposing hitters have generally had a tough time
making contact with Boxberger’s four-seam/change combo. On occasion, though,
he has trouble inducing them to chase out of the zone and ends up doling out
too many free passes. That’s what occurred in 2018, when he walked 32 in 53
1/3 innings and ended up with a 4.39 ERA on the year.
To be fair, Boxberger also racked up 12.0 K/9 in 2018, so he’s still capable
of rather elite strikeout numbers. But his fastball velocity dropped below 92
mph for the first time in his career. With more time to react, opposing
hitters only offered at 27.6% of the pitches that Boxberger left outside of
the zone.
It’s not hard to imagine Boxberger competing for the closer’s job in Kansas
City this spring. Wily Peralta took over that role last year, locking up
saves in all of his 14 chances, but he doesn’t exactly have a longstanding
history of success as a reliever and handed out 23 walks in his 34 1/3
innings on the season.
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
4. 新聞連結：
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5. 備註：
(1) 皇家隊以$2.2MM/1YR附帶$1MM的激勵獎金合約簽下後援投手Brad Boxberger，合約與
體檢皆已完成，球團也正式宣布簽約，他可能與去年的終結者Wily Peralta競爭球隊的終
結者，主因在雖然Peralta表現不錯，但他生涯以先發居多，去年僅是他以終結者身分投
球的第一年。
(2) 現年30歲的他去年在響尾蛇拿下32次救援成功、預測原本可拿到$4.9MM的薪水，但球
隊選擇在他最後一年的仲裁年不續約。
(3) Brad Boxberger的球種為四縫線快速球與變數球的搭配，而他卻碰到的麻煩是無法讓
打者追打壞球(僅27.6%)、投出太多保送、與速球的均速跌至92 mph的問題，但持平來說，
他去年的K/9仍是夠水準的12。
(4) 皇家隊今年預計的投手陣容：
A. SP：Danny Duffy、Brad Keller、Jakob Junis、Ian Kennedy、Jorge López、
Heath Fillmyer、Eric Skoglund。
B. SP/LR：Glenn Sparkman
C. RP：Brian Flynn、Kevin McCarthy、Tim Hill(L)、Jake Newberry、Ben Lively、
Chris Ellis、Scott Barlow、Trevor Oaks。
D. SU：Wily Peralta/Brad Boxberger。
E. CL：Wily Peralta/Brad Boxberger。
(5) Brad Boxberger去年在響尾蛇隊的成績表現(今年將滿31歲；去年薪水：$1.85MM)：
ERA HLD SV SVO IP SO HR BB FIP WHIP
4.39 1 32 40 53.1 71 9 32 4.55 1.425