The Red Sox today agreed to terms with outfielder Jeremy Hermida on a one-year, non-guaranteed contract for the 2010 season. Hermida made $2.25 million last season. According to Boston Globe baseball writer Peter Abraham, Hermida was seeking $3.85 million and the Red Sox had offered $2.95 million. In most of these cases the sides split the difference, which is likely what the Sox did here. Mike Silverman of the Boston Herald is reporting that the Sox and Hermida have agreed to a $3,345,000, which is just a little below the difference of what the Sox offered and Hermida was wanting.
Hermida, who was acquired by the Red Sox from the Florida Marlins on November 5, 2009. The lefty batted .259 with 13 home runs and 47 RBI over 129 games with the Marlins in 2009 and set a career high with 56 walks.
With today’s move, Boston has no unsigned players eligible for salary arbitration in 2010. This also means that Theo Epstein’s mark of not going to arbitration with any player since becoming the GM has made it through another off season.
