Red Sox sign Duvall to $7M deal, Barnes cut

BOSTON (AP) — Adam Duvall and the Boston Red Sox signed a one-year, $7 million deal on Tuesday.

Veteran outfielders can earn an additional $3 million performance bonus based on plate appearances. The two sides agreed on terms last week, pending a physical examination.

To make room for Duvall on a 40-man roster, Boston cut former closer Matt Barnes, a 2021 All-Star and a key member of the Red Sox’s bullpen for most of his nine-year career. .

In a surprise move, 32-year-old Barnes was named to the quota. That meant he was given seven days for teams to trade, release, or send him into the minors entirely. The right-handed reliever has more than $10.6 million left on his contract.

Duvall, 34, is entering his 10th major league season after playing for the Giants, Reds and Marlins, and two stints in Atlanta. He was a Cincinnati All-Star in 2016 and a Braves Gold in 2021. to his championship in the World Series.

His addition will help the Red Sox keep Quique Hernandez in the infield. There, he lost shortstop Xander Bogaerts to free agency and his replacement Trevor Story to elbow surgery.

213 with 12 homers and 36 RBIs in 86 games for Atlanta last season. He had 43 starts in center field, 26 left and 11 right.

Overall, Duvall has a .230 batting average with 163 home runs and 478 RBIs. He hit his three home runs in his September 2, 2020 game at Fenway Park. In his series at the 2021 Worlds in Atlanta, he had two home runs and he had six RBIs.

Duvall will receive a $1 million signing bonus and a $6 million salary this season. He gets an extra $500,000 for 350, 400, 450, and 500 at-bats, respectively, and an additional $1 million for 550 at-bats.

Barnes helped the Red Sox win the 2018 World Series, throwing 61 2/3 innings with a 3.65 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 62 games, and was the hard-throwing setup man that season.

He has developed into the team’s closer, making 24 saves in 2021 and making the AL All-Star team before struggling in the second half and losing his job. went 0-4 in 1999, stole 34 batters and walked 21 in 39 2/3 innings.

Born and raised in nearby Connecticut, Barnes was drafted 19th overall by UConn in 2011 from Boston. A converted starter, he went 32-30 with a 4.07 ERA, the Reds his 9th with the Sox in the big leagues of his season. was a member.

He ranks second in franchise history in relief appearances and relief strikeouts.

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