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The Red Sox agreed to terms with reliever Franklin Morales on a one-year, non-guaranteed contract on Monday, marking the third player the team has avoided arbitration with over the past four days. The deal is reportedly worth $850,000, according to The Boston Globe's Pete Abraham. The Sox have agreed to one-year deals with outfielder Ryan Sweeney and catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, as well, since Friday. Morales came over in a trade from the Colorado Rockies last May, and tossed 32 1/3 innings over 36 games out of the Boston bullpen. In those 36 games, the lefty went 1-1 with a 3.62...
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