Overview
- El Extrabase’s Daniel Alvarez-Montes reported that Cleveland agreed to a one-year split contract with right-hander Pedro Avila.
- The split structure would pay a prorated major-league salary if he is on the MLB roster and a pre-arranged rate if he is in the minors.
- Avila provided 74 2/3 innings of multi-inning relief for Cleveland in 2024, posting a 3.25 ERA over 50 appearances.
- He spent 2025 with NPB’s Yakult Swallows, working 82 1/3 innings with a 4.04 ERA and limiting home runs and hard contact.
- He will compete for bullpen work in a group that recently added Shawn Armstrong, Colin Holderman, Connor Brogdon and Rule 5 pick Peyton Pallette, with Codi Heuer in camp on a minor-league deal.