The Boston Red Sox have avoided arbitration with one of their veteran relief pitchers, who will be under contract for the 2022 season.Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom announced Tuesday that the club agreed to a one-year contract with right-hander Ryan Brasier.Robert Murray of FanSided, who was the first to report about Brasier's contract agreement, says the deal is worth $1.4 million.Brasier, 34, has played in five major league seasons, including the past four with the Red Sox. This year, he posted a 1.50 earned run average in 13 relief appearances for Boston after missing the team's first 134 games due to injury.He did not allow a run over his final eight appearances of the 2021 season, spanning 7 2/3 innings. He pitched in seven postseason games, allowing eight hits and four earned runs in four innings, striking out five.Brasier was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Angles in 2007 and made his MLB debut with the Angels in May 2013. He did not appear in a major-league game during the 2014 season and was outrighted off LA's 40-man roster that October. He then spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons in the Oakland Athletics minor league system.In 2017, Brasier pitched for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league. The Red Sox then signed him to a minor-league contract in March 2018 and was called up to the big leagues in July. He pitched in 34 regular-season games and finished with a 2-0 record, 1.60 ERA and 29 strikeouts across 33 2/3 innings.In the 2018 postseason, Brasier made nine appearances and posted a 1.04 ERA and seven strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings as Boston won the World Series title.Additional roster movesThe Red Sox chose to not tender a 2022 contract to outfielder Tim Locastro, who becomes a free agent as a result.Boston's 40-man roster is currently at 37 players, 10 of whom are already under contract for the 2022 season: right-handed pitcher Matt Barnes, shortstop Xander Bogaerts, Brasier, right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi, infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernández, designated hitter/outfielder J.D. Martinez, left-handed pitcher Chris Sale, right-handed pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura, catcher Christian Vázquez and right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha.Bloom said the club will tender 2022 contracts to all 27 remaining unsigned players on the major league roster, including All-Star third baseman and Silver Slugger award winner Rafael Devers.Unsigned players on Red Sox 40-man rosterPitchers (14): Eduard Bazardo, Brayan Bello, Kutter Crawford, Austin Davis, Jay Groome, Darwinzon Hernandez, Tanner Houck, Bryan Mata, Nick Pivetta, Connor Seabold, Josh Taylor, Phillips Valdez, Garret Whitlock, Josh WinckowskiCatchers (3): Ronaldo Hernández, Kevin Plawecki, Connor WongInfielders (6): Jonathan Araúz, Christian Arroyo, Bobby Dalbec, Rafael Devers, Jeter Downs, Hudson PottsOutfielders (4): Jarren Duran, Hunter Renfroe, Jeisson Rosario, Alex Verdugo