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D'Backs give Ian Kennedy $4.265M contract
Ian Kennedy - S - Arizona Diamondbacks
Jan. 18, 2013 - 2:15 PM ET

Diamondbacks avoided arbitration with RHP Ian Kennedy by agreeing to a one-year, $4.265 million contract.

It's a big raise, as Kennedy was arbitration-eligible for the first time. After finishing fourth in the NL Cy Young voting in 2011, Kennedy fell back with a 4.02 ERA last season. He'll be the Diamondbacks' Opening Day starter in 2013.