Marcum, Brewers Avoid Arbitration

[Phil The Thrill]

The Brewers and pitcher Shaun Marcum have agreed to a deal, avoiding arbitration in advance of their Thursday hearing, tweets Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The deal is for one-year and will pay the right-hander $3.95MM, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com.

With Marcum seeking $5MM and the club offering $3MM, the base figure falls just short of the midpoint. However, the deal will include performance bonuses that can push the deal beyond $4MM, according to McCalvy.

Last season, Marcum turned in a 3.64 ERA with 7.6 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 in 31 starts for the Blue Jays. The 29-year-old is represented by Turner/Gary.

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