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One of the longest tenured players in all of baseball, Bruce Chen will seek to keep his career going after signing a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians. The 37-year-old left-hander will make $1 million if he makes the big league roster, and can earn up to another $1 million in incentives.
Chen has been around since 1998, when he first began with the Atlanta Braves, and has pitched for eight different teams. His best season might have been in 2011, in which he went 12-8 in 25 starts with a 3.77 ERA, but he’s also been effective as recent as 2013, when he finished 9-5 in 34 games (15 starts) with a 3.27 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. The Panamanian southpaw had been with the Royals the last six seasons, but was released about a month before their magical postseason run.
If he makes the Cleveland roster, it’ll probably be as a long reliever, considering the Indians have more than enough depth for their starting rotation. As it stands right now, the pitching staff will be comprised of AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar, Trevor Bauer, and T.J. House, with the likes of Gavin Floyd, Zach McAllister, and Shaun Marcum on the outside looking in.
For his career, Chen is 82-80 with a 4.60 ERA and 1.38 WHIP.
