BOSTON -- Red Sox right-hander Joe Kelly reached agreement on a $2.6 million, one-year contract with Boston on Friday to avoid salary arbitration.
He received a substantial raise from his $603,000 salary last season, when the 27-year-old went 10-6 -- matching his career high for wins -- with a 4.82 ERA in 25 starts and a career-best 134 1/3 innings.
Left-hander Robbie Ross, who earned $566,500 in 2015, asked the Red Sox for $1,325,000 while the team offered $1,075,000 in figures exchanged Friday. The 26-year-old Ross was 0-2 with a 3.86 ERA and six saves in 54 appearances over his first year in Boston.