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Dodger Blue > Rumors > Dodgers Rumors: Josh Fields Agrees To Contract, Avoids Arbitration
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Dodgers Rumors: Josh Fields Agrees To Contract, Avoids Arbitration

Daniel Starkand
January 12, 2018
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When the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired reliever Josh Fields from the Houston Astros at the 2016 non-waiver trade deadline, his contributions the last two seasons could not have been predicted.

He had a 6.89 ERA in 15 appearances with Houston at the time, but after coming over to Los Angeles he yielded a 2.79 ERA in 22 appearances to close out the season. Fields’ strong close to the season earned him a $1.05 million salary, avoiding arbitration for the 2017 season.

He put together another strong campaign with the Dodgers, emerging as a trusted reliever for manager Dave Roberts.

Fields again was eligible for salary arbitration this offseason, which he and the Dodgers avoided by agreeing to a one-year, $2.2 million contract, according to Robert Murray of FanRag Sports:

Source: #Dodgers, Josh Fields settle at $2,200,000, avoiding arbitration.

— Robert Murray (@RobertMurrayFRS) January 12, 2018

In 57 appearances for the Dodgers last season, Fields went 5-0 with a 2.84 ERA, 4.18 FIP and 0.97 WHIP while striking out 60 and walking 15 in 57 innings of work.

Fields bounced back and forth between Triple-A Oklahoma City and the Majors at the beginning of the season, in part due to fatigue. He eventually settled in with the Dodgers and was strong against right-handed batters, holding them to a .169/.224/.306 slash line.

Fields struggled a bit in the postseason, as he gave up four hits and two runs in one inning across four appearances. Included in that was allowing back-to-back home runs in Game 2 of the World Series against his former team.

The right-hander figures to continue playing a significant role for the Dodgers bullpen this season.

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ByDaniel Starkand
Daniel Starkand is a graduate from Chapman University with a degree in journalism and broadcast journalism. He grew up in Burbank, Calif. and played baseball at Burbank High and his first two years at Chapman. Along with serving as a senior writer, editor and social media manager for DodgerBlue.com, Daniel also writes for LakersNation.com. Contact: daniel@mediumlargela.com
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