Phil Hughes won a career-best 18 games last season.
Phil Hughes won a career-best 18 games last season.

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NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees have agreed to one-year contracts with right-handers Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain and lefty Boone Logan to avoid arbitration.

Hughes receives US$2.7 million for the 2011 season, while Chamberlain will earn $1.4 million and Logan $1.2 million.

The Yankees lost in the AL championship series to the Texas Rangers in six games last year after winning the World Series in 2009.

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Hughes won a career-best 18 games last season with a 4.19 earned-run average over 29 starts and 31 appearances and was a first-time all-star.

Chamberlain went 3-4 with a 4.40 ERA and three saves in 73 outings. Logan was 2-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 51 appearances.