Brian Wilson exercised a player option in his contract that will pay the right-hander $9.5 million in 2015.

Wilson made 61 appearances in 2014, all but six of which came in the eighth inning or later. He began the season as the primary set-up man to Kenley Jansen, but finished the season as more of a situational eighth-inning reliever. Wilson struggled to retire left-handed hitters all season (.914 OPS) and blew four of the five save opportunities he was given.

He’ll join a well-paid bullpen that already includes right-hander Brandon League ($7.5 million salary in 2015) and left-hander J.P. Howell ($4 million). Closer Kenley Jansen is eligible for arbitration and can expect a significant raise over the $4.3 million he made in 2014, when he saved 44 of 49 games.

Having recovered from a second Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, Wilson signed a low-risk, one-year contract with the Dodgers in July 2013. He was dominant in 18 regular-season appearances with the Dodgers, allowing just one run, then didn’t allow a run in six playoff games.

After that showing, Wilson had several offers on the table to close games a year ago. Instead he took a one-year, $10 million deal with the Dodgers that included an incentive-laden player option for 2015. He failed to recapture the form that allowed him to save 163 games for the San Francsico Giants from 2008-11, let alone his post-surgery form of 2013.