February 9, 2012

February 9, 2012 12:54 pm ET

Arizona signs Craig Breslow for 1 year (Total value US$1,795,000 )

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D-backs agree to contract with Breslow

Craig Breslow pictured when he pitched for the Oakland A's. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

February 9, 2012, 12:54 pm

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PHOENIX -- Left-handed reliever Craig Breslow and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a one-year contract worth US$1,795,000, a deal that avoided salary arbitration.

The agreement Thursday was $5,000 below the midpoint between the $2.1 million he had asked for last month and the $1.5 million Arizona had offered.

Breslow was acquired from Oakland with right-hander Trevor Cahill in a Dec. 9 trade. The 31-year-old was 0-2 with a 3.79 earned-run average in 67 appearances with Oakland last year, when he made $1.4 million. He led relievers with five pickoffs.

Breslow is 12-17 with a 3.06 ERA and six saves in six seasons in the majors with five teams.

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