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Chicago Cubs Online > News and Transactions > From the Wire … Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Luis Valbuena

From the Wire … Cubs Avoid Arbitration with Luis Valbuena

January 10, 2013 2:53 pm By Neil 14 Comments

According to multiple reports, the Cubs avoided arbitration with Luis Valbuena on Thursday and inked the infielder to a one-year, $930,000 contract.

The Cubs have three players arbitration eligible for next year that they have not agreed to terms on a contracts for the upcoming season … Jeff Samardzija, James Russell and Matt Garza. The deadline to exchange arbitration numbers is Friday, January 18.

Luis Valbuena hit .219/.310/.340/.650 in 90 games last season for the Cubs with 20 doubles and four home runs. Valbuena nearly doubled his pay from last season ($480,000) in his first year of arbitration eligibility.

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