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Article: Pirates Settle With 1B Adam LaRoche
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- February 2, 2007
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PITTSBURGH - First baseman Adam LaRoche avoided a salary arbitration hearing with his new club, agreeing Friday to a $3.2 million, one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Left-hander John Grabow, expected to play a bigger role in the Pirates' bullpen with Gonzalez gone, also bypassed arbitration and agreed to a one-year contract for $832,500.
LaRoche, in his first year of arbitration eligibility, had sought $3.7 million from his former club while the Braves offered $2.8 million. LaRoche made $420,000 last season.
After both sides filed their figures last month, the Braves dealt LaRoche to Pittsburgh for left-handed reliever Mike Gonzalez in a Jan. 17 deal that also included two ...