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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Joe Kelly Contract Includes Option Year, Incentives
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Dodgers News: Joe Kelly Contract Includes Option Year, Incentives

Matt Borelli
December 27, 2018
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Joe Kelly, Dodgers
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The Los Angeles Dodgers recently made their signing of Joe Kelly to a three-year contract official, which came one week after first agreeing to terms with him at the Winter Meetings.

Kelly, 30, brings firepower to a Dodgers bullpen that already features the likes of Pedro Baez and Kenley Jansen. The Anaheim native bounced back from inconsistency during the regular season to help the Boston Red Sox claim their fourth World Series championship since 2004.

Kelly allowed just two runs (one earned) in 11.1 innings pitched over nine postseason games, holding opponents to a .186/.205/.186 batting line. The right-hander only got stronger as the month of October went along, tossing six shutout innings against the Dodgers in the Fall Classic.

Kelly’s gutsy postseason performance only helped his cause in free agency, earning him one of the most lucrative contracts for relievers to date.

Kelly’s three-year pact with the Dodgers included a signing bonus, is heavily incentivized and also comes with a fourth-year club option for the 2022 season, per Joe Reedy of the Associated Press

Kelly gets a $1 million signing bonus and salaries of $3 million next year and $8.5 million in each of the following two seasons. The Dodgers have a $12 million team option for 2022 with a $4 million buyout.

He could earn $2 million annually in performance bonuses for games finished: $250,000 each for 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55, and $500,000 for 60.

It’s interesting that most of Kelly’s potential salary bonuses come in the form of games finished. While Jansen is slated to close games for the Dodgers next season, Kelly could conceivably step in should Jansen miss any time or struggle yet again next season.

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ByMatt Borelli
Matt Borelli covers the Los Angeles Dodgers as a staff writer for Dodger Blue and holds similar responsibilities for Lakers Nation, a sister site with an emphasis on the Los Angeles Lakers. He also contributes to RamsNewswire.com and RaidersNewswire.com. An avid fantasy sports player, Matt is a former 2014 MLB Beat the Streak co-champion. His favorite Dodgers moment, among a list of many, is Clayton Kershaw's no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies in 2014. Follow him on Twitter: @mcborelli.
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