The Dodgers have re-signed right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract
worth $12MM. The deal includes a full no-trade clause and an additional $500K
in performance bonuses.
Kuroda, 36 in February, just wrapped up a three-year deal with the Dodgers
that paid him $35.3MM. He's pitched to a 3.60 ERA with 6.6 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9
in 82 career starts (and one relief appearance) with LA, though 2010 was his
best season yet: 3.39 ERA, 7.3 K/9, 2.2 BB/9 in 196.1 innings. Kuroda missed
time with a shoulder strain, an oblique issue, and a concussion during his
first two years in MLB, but he was healthy this season.
Dylan Hernandez of The Los Angeles Times reported the original agreement as
well as the length of the contract. SI.com's Jon Heyman and FoxSports.com's
Ken Rosenthal added the financial details (all four Twitter links).
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