Brad Ziegler to Marlins: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

The Miami Marlins announced Friday they have signed free-agent relief pitcher Brad Ziegler.

Ziegler's contract is a two-year, $16 million deal plus incentives, according to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal on Dec. 16. 

MLB.com's Joe Frisaro later confirmed Rosenthal's reports. 

The 37-year-old has been one of baseball's most underrated relievers over his nine professional seasons. 

With the Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks and, most recently, the Boston Red Sox for half of a season, Ziegler has posted a career 2.44 ERA with a WHIP of 1.228, per Baseball-Reference.com. 

He's been close to lights-out over the past two seasons, posting a 1.85 ERA and 30 saves in 66 appearances during 2015 with the Diamondbacks. 

Ziegler racked up 13 saves and a 2.82 ERA in 36 games in 2016 before he was dealt to the Red Sox. In Boston, he allowed just five earned runs in 29.2 innings as more of a middle reliever:

A sidearm delivery, which at times can dip down to almost that of the submarine variety, has made Ziegler such a tough pitcher to read.

The various arm angles, especially from an unorthodox position, camouflage the ball in a way that makes the batter unable to pick it up as quickly as a pitcher with an overhand delivery. 

It's a much-needed acquisition for the Marlins bullpen, which lost out on big-time free agents Kenley Jansen and Aroldis Chapman this offseason but did manage to sign former Red Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa, per ESPN.com.

Now with Ziegler joining Tazawa in Miami, the Marlins have more options alongside A.J. Ramos for late-inning situations come 2017. 

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