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Medlen avoids arbitration with $2.6M deal
Kris Medlen - S - Atlanta Braves
Jan. 18, 2013 - 2:20 PM ET

Braves avoided arbitration with RHP Kris Medlen by agreeing to a one-year, $2.6 million contract.

Medlen had been projected to earn about $2 million in his first year of arbitration, so it's nice little score. The right-hander was one of baseball's biggest surprises in 2012, posting a 1.57 ERA while going 10-1 across 138 innings. He'll be a key cog in the Braves' 2013 rotation.