Salas was one of the non-roster invitees who was signed by the Diamondbacks with an invitation to spring training. Helped by the struggle for fitness of Randall Delgado, Salas performed well enough there to make the back of the bullpen, allowing two earned runs over 11 innings, with a K:BB ratio of 8:2. His selection to the roster on March 24 was one of the later decisions, but meant that his deal immediately vested into a significant amount of cash. Though $1.5 million (plus undetermined incentives) is still reasonably cheap for an experienced bullpen arm - even one which had posted an ERA+ of 91 over the previous three major-league seasons, covering 196 innings.
2018 Arizona Diamondbacks Reviews: #40, Fernando Salas
