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The financial terms of the contracts were not
disclosed, but Smith's contract reportedly is for $850,000 and
Wright will earn $1.1 million in 2018.
Smith, 28, returned from Tommy John surgery in 2017, allowing
only one earned run in eight regular-season relief outings with
the Red Sox, finishing with a 1.35 ERA over 6 2/3 innings. He
also made his postseason debut with two scoreless appearances
against the Houston Astros in the American League Division
Series.
Smith missed the majority of the 2016 season, making just three
major league appearances before undergoing surgery on May 24. In
90 major league outings since being selected by the Seattle
Mariners in the eighth round of the 2011 draft, he is 3-5 with a
1.95 ERA over 87 2/3 innings, and has 14 saves, a 1.00 WHIP, and
11.40 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.
Wright, 33, made five starts for the Red Sox in 2017 before
undergoing season-ending left knee surgery on May 8. The
knuckleballer made his first career All-Star team in 2016,
finishing the season with a 13-6 record, a 3.33 ERA over 156 2/3
innings, and four complete games in 24 starts. Since his 2013
major league debut, he has made 40 starts and 15 relief
appearances for the Red Sox, going 21-14 with a 3.97 ERA over
287 2/3 innings.
Wright was selected by Cleveland in the second round of the 2006
draft before being acquired by Boston at the non-waiver trade
deadline in 2012.
There are 10 remaining unsigned Red Sox players eligible for
salary arbitration: infielder Brock Holt, shortstop Xander
Bogaerts, catchers Sandy Leon and Christian Vazquez, outfielders
Mookie Betts and Jackie Bradley Jr., and pitchers Joe Kelly,
Drew Pomeranz, Eduardo Rodriguez and Brandon Workman.
--Field Level Media
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