Andy Dirks signed a one-year, $1.625 million contract with the Tigers on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Dirks signed a one-year, $1.625 million contract with the Tigers on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
Analysis:
The Tigers got Dirks under contract for 2014, ahead of Friday's deadline for MLB teams and their arbitration-eligible players to exchange salary figures. Dirks, a .278/.333/.418 career hitter against right-handed pitching, is expected to platoon in left field with Rajai Davis.
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