Hanrahan skips arbitration, signs for 2012 with Pirates

January 16, 2012 12:00 am

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By Bill Brink / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pirates and closer Joel Hanrahan avoided salary arbitration today when they agreed to a one-year contract for 2012.

Financial terms were not immediately available. ESPN's Keith Law reported on Twitter that Hanrahan got $4.1 million.

He made $1.4 million in 2011, also agreeing to a contract shortly before the deadline to exchange figures last offseason.

Hanrahan, 30, saved 40 games last season and made the All-Star team for the first time.

The Pirates have five remaining players eligible for arbitration: Evan Meek, Charlie Morton, Jeff Karstens, Garrett Jones and Casey McGehee.


First Published January 16, 2012 12:00 am

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