Diamondbacks To Sign Hector Rondon - 美國職棒

1. 新聞來源：

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2. 新聞標題：

Diamondbacks To Sign Hector Rondon

3. 新聞內容：

By Steve Adams | January 8, 2020 at 3:10pm CDT

3:10pm: Rondon’s option is valued at $4MM and can increase to $5MM based on
games finished, per MLB Network’s Jon Heyman (Twitter link).

2:20pm: The D-backs have agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Hector
Rondon on a one-year deal with a club option for the 2021 season, Nick
Piecoro of the Arizona Republic reports. Rondon, an Octagon client, will
receive a $3MM guarantee that comes in the form of a $2.5MM salary and $500K
buyout on the club option. The deal is pending a physical.

Hector Rondon | Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Rondon, 32 next month, spent the past two seasons with the Astros and has
previously served as the closer for the Cubs. His two-year stint in Houston
produced 119 2/3 innings of 3.46 ERA ball, and he averaged 8.6 K/9, 3.0 BB/9
and 1.1 HR/9 with a 48 percent ground-ball rate.

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Rondon, 32 next month, spent the past two seasons with the Astros and has
previously served as the closer for the Cubs. His two-year stint in Houston
produced 119 2/3 innings of 3.46 ERA ball, and he averaged 8.6 K/9, 3.0 BB/9
and 1.1 HR/9 with a 48 percent ground-ball rate.

A larger payday for Rondon might’ve been in order had he not taken some
notable steps back in 2019. The righty’s 7.1 K/9, 18.7 percent strikeout
rate and 9.8 percent swinging-strike rate were the lowest marks of his
seven-year big league career. And, after demonstrating pristine control with
the Cubs in 2015-16, Rondon has continued to issue walks at roughly the
league average rate dating back to the 2017 campaign.

That said, Rondon still averaged nearly 97 mph on his heater this past season
and maintained a respectable 3.71 ERA. He’ll give the D-backs another
experienced late-inning arm to pair with the likes of Archie Bradley and
Andrew Chafin. Rondon is the second veteran arm added by general manager Mike
Hazen and his staff this winter, as the team also signed former Brewers
righty Junior Guerra to join the late-inning mix. There’s certainly still
room for improvement and outside additions, but the bullpen has added a bit
more stability without taking on a substantial financial risk.

With Rondon on board, Arizona current projects to have an Opening Day payroll
of roughly $117MM, though additional roster machinations will almost
certainly impact the final tabulation. It’s still possible that left-hander
Robbie Ray could be marketed to other clubs as he enters his final season of
team control, and the Diamondbacks could also continue to explore further
bench and bullpen upgrades.

4. 新聞連結：

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/diamondbacks-sign-hector-rondon.html

5. 備註：

(1) 響尾蛇以$2.5MM/1YR附帶明年$500K的球團選擇權，簽下下個月滿32歲的Hector
Rondon，明年的薪水為$4MM，並可依出賽數增加至5MM。

(2) 過去曾在小熊隊擔任球隊的終結者，近兩年在休士頓共投出119.2局，繳出3.46 ERA、
8.6 K/9、3.0 BB/9、1.1 HR/9和48%的滾地球製造率。

(3) 從2019年Rondon的表現可看出他合約的端倪。7.1 K/9、18.7%三振率和9.8%的揮空率
都是自新人年以來的最差表現。而且，自2016年在小熊隊奪冠後，保送率偏高持續是他的
問題。

(4) 不過，他去年的直球均速仍有接近97 mph，ERA也是夠水準的3.71，預計仍是協助分擔
後段局數的工作。對響尾蛇隊來說，仍有繼續補強的空間，而且補強牛棚對球隊的薪資
空間負擔也比較不會這麼大，目前球隊的開季薪資總額為$117MM，但這仍有變動的可能，
因為今年是Robbie Ray在響尾蛇的最後一季。

(5) 響尾蛇隊各投手位置人選如下：
(1) SP：Madison Bumgarner (L)、Robbie Ray (L)、Zac Gallen、Luke Weaver、
Mike Leake。
(2) SP/LR：Merrill Kelly、Alex Young (L)、Taylor Clarke。
(3) RP：Hector Rondon、Jon Duplantier、Stefan Crichton、Kevin Ginkel、
Jimmie Sherfy、Junior Guerra、Andrew Chafin (L)、Matt Andriese。
(4) SU：Yoan Lopez。
(5) CL：Archie Bradley。

(6) Hector Rondon去年在太空人隊的成績表現(今年32歲；去年薪水：$4.5MM)：

ERA HLD SV SVO IP SO HR BB ERA+ FIP WHIP

3.71 19 0 3 60.2 48 10 20 125 4.96 1.253
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