The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday not only finalized their five-year contract with Kenley Jansen, but also avoided salary arbitration with Vidal Nuno by agreeing to a one-year pact. Nuno’s deal is worth a reported $1.125 million.
Nuno earned $532,900 with the Seattle Mariners last season, and was projected by MLB Trade Rumors to receive a $1.1 million salary in 2017. The Dodgers acquired the left-handed reliever last November in exchange for backup catcher Carlos Ruiz.
Over the past two seasons with Seattle, Nuno went a combined 2-5 with a 3.