By Shaun McAvoyShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberThe Philadelphia Phillies apparently will be bringing their top midseason acquisition back for another year.
Amid the Minnesota Twins' fire sale at the trade deadline this season, the Phillies dealt top prospects Mick Abel and Eduardo Tait for fireballer Jhoan Duran. The 27-year-old reliever has a career 2.44 ERA, and excelled in his 23 appearances with the Phillies, recording 16 saves.
Philadelphia will be keeping Duran on the roster next season after tendering him a contract ahead of Friday's non-tender deadline, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki.
..."The Phillies offered no surprises before Friday’s 5 p.m. ET non-tender deadline," Zolecki wrote Friday. "The club tendered deals to arbitration-eligible players Tanner Banks, Alec Bohm, Jhoan Duran, Jesús Luzardo, Brandon Marsh, Edmundo Sosa and Bryson Stott. Catchers Rafael Marchán and Garrett Stubbs each agreed to terms on contracts for next season. A source said Marchán will be paid $850,000. Stubbs will be paid $925,000 if he is in the big leagues, and $575,000 if he is in the Minors."
Duran spent the first four seasons of his career with the Twins before getting dealt to the Phillies, and remains under team control for the next two seasons in his final two years of arbitration. The 27-year-old is estimated to make roughly $8 million this season, according to Spotrac.
Duran is one of the most electric pitchers in baseball, with a fastball that averages 100 miles per hour. The 27-year-old takes it to another level in the postseason, not allowing a run across his seven appearances with the Twins and Phillies. Keeping him under contract was a good move for Philadelphia.
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