Reliever Shaw makes Indians’ roster after signing minor deal

<p>CLEVELAND &mdash; Bryan Shaw has pitched his way back into Cleveland’s bullpen.</p>
<p>The 33-year-old right-hander, who signed a minor league deal with the Indians this offseason, was told Wednesday that he will make the club’s opening-day roster. He will get a one-year contract paying a $1 million salary in the major leagues and $125,000 in the minors and will have the chance to earn $1.3 million in performance bonuses based on pitching appearances: $100,000 each for 35 and 40, $150,000 apiece for 45, 50 and 55, and $200,000 each for 60, 65, 70 and 75.</p>
<p>Shaw was a dependable reliever from 2013-17 with the Indians before signing with Colorado as a free agent.</p>
<p>He came into camp determined to show he had something left, and Shaw has shown the Indians everything they wanted go see.</p>
<p>Manager Terry Francona said he let Chris Antonetti, the team’s president of baseball operations, deliver the news to Shaw.</p>
<p>“We’ve actually had some really tough conversations, and I thought Chris should get to have one that’s a little more fun,” Francona said. “I told Bryan, ‘You’re home,’ and he said ‘I know.’ We’re happy. We’re happy for him, but we’re also happy for ourselves, because I think we all feel like he’s really going to help us.”</p>
<p>Shaw gives the Indians experience in the back end of their bullpen, a veteran to help bring along young relievers James Karinchak and Emmanuel Clase.</p>
<p>Shaw appeared in 378 games over five seasons with the Indians, and Francona didn’t hesitate to use him in consecutive games. And while he was a workhorse, Shaw was sometimes inconsistent and became a target for some fans.</p>
<p>He struggled while in Colorado like so many other pitchers, and Shaw pitched in only six games for Seattle last season.</p>
<p>The Indians may have been a last chance to revive his career, and Shaw’s done that.</p>
<p>“We were honest with him coming in,” Francona said. "We said we can’t promise you something we can’t promise you. And he said ‘I feel good.’ I think his one concern was how poorly he had pitched in the past in spring training.</p>
<p>“Frankly, I wondered how that would go, also. But he’s really done well.”</p>
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