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Boston Red Sox reach $4.5 million deal with Matt Barnes for 2021

BOSTON -- The Red Sox agreed Wednesday to one-year contracts that avoided salary arbitration with right-handers Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier and Austin Brice, and catcher Kevin Plawecki.

Barnes gets $4.5 million, Brasier $1.25 million, Brice $870,000 and Plawecki $1.6 million.

A day earlier, the Red Sox agreed to an $8.3 million, one-year deal with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez.

Third baseman Rafael Devers is Boston's only remaining player eligible for arbitration.

Barnes took over as Boston's closer after Brandon Workman was traded in August.