Josh Tomlin

Josh Tomlin, who posted a 3.02 ERA in 10 starts last year, has signed on with the Indians through the 2017 season.

(Charlie Riedel, Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians already have Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar, Trevor Bauer and Cody Anderson under team control for the foreseeable future.

Now, they have Josh Tomlin locked up for a bit longer. The Indians and the right-handed pitcher have agreed to a two-year contract extension. The club also holds an option on the pitcher for the 2018 season.

Tomlin will earn $2.25 million in 2016, a figure agreed upon nearly two weeks ago, when the Indians avoided arbitration with all of their eligible parties. He'll make $2.5 million in 2017, a source told cleveland.com. The club option is worth $3 million, or the team can pay Tomlin a $750,000 buyout. Tomlin's deal also includes performance bonuses for games started and innings pitched. Should the team exercise his option for 2018 and he earn each bonus, his contract could be worth up to almost $12 million for the three years.

The 31-year-old, who was set to become a free agent after the upcoming season, posted a 7-2 record and 3.02 ERA in 10 starts for the Tribe in 2015.

He underwent right shoulder surgery in the spring, but recovered in time to log 65 2/3 innings. In that stretch, he held the opposition to 47 hits (.195 average) and eight walks. He served up 13 home runs, but 11 of the 13 were solo shots. The other two -- slugged by Ryan Braun and David Ortiz -- were two-run blasts.

Tomlin has been with the Indians' organization longer than any other active player. The Tribe nabbed him in the 19th round of the 2006 amateur draft. In six seasons with the big league club, the Texas native has compiled a 4.65 ERA in 95 outings (80 starts).

He went 6-4 with a 4.56 ERA in 12 starts as a rookie in 2010. A year later, he established himself as a rotation regular, with a 12-7 mark and 4.25 ERA in 26 starts. Tomlin had Tommy John surgery in 2012, which limited him to only one major league appearance the following year.

His 2014 campaign was highlighted by a complete-game, one-hit shutout at Safeco Field in Seattle. Tomlin tallied 11 strikeouts and did not walk a batter.

Tomlin also tossed a pair of complete games in September 2015. On Sept. 4, he limited Detroit to one run on four hits over nine frames of an 8-1 Tribe win. Eleven days later, He held the Royals to two runs on four hits, but the Indians were blanked, 2-0.

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The Indians have their top six starting pitchers signed past this season. Kluber is signed through 2019, with club options for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Carrasco is locked up through 2018, with a pair of club options beyond that. Salazar, Bauer and Anderson have yet to reach the arbitration-eligible portion of their major league service time.