Catcher Max Stassi, Angels agree to $800,000 contract
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Catcher Max Stassi and the Los Angeles Angels agreed Thursday to an $800,000, one-year contract that avoided arbitration.
Stassi had a $590,100 salary last year and was eligible for arbitration for the first time.
Los Angeles acquired Stassi from Houston on July 31, and he batted .071 with two RBIs in 20 games. He is expected to team up with new signee Jason Castro as the Halos’ duo behind the plate this season.
Stassi, who turns 29 in March, played in parts of seven seasons with the Astros.
Seven Angels remained eligible for arbitration going into Fridays’s scheduled exchange of proposed salaries: outfielder Brian Goodwin, infielder Tommy La Stella and pitchers Cam Bedrosian, Andrew Heaney, Keynan Middleton, Noé Ramirez and Hansel Robles.
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