SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lefty reliever Javier Lopez and the World Series champion San Francisco Giants have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for $2,375,000.
The 33-year-old Lopez had been eligible for salary arbitration. He had asked for $2,875,000 and the Giants had offered $2 million.
Lopez can earn an additional $50,000 each for pitching 55 or 60 innings in the deal he received Thursday.
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