Pittsburgh Pirates avoid arbitration with David Bednar and Mitch Keller
The Pittsburgh Pirates avoided arbitration with All-Star closer David Bednar and All-Star pitcher Mitch Keller by agreeing to one-year deals Thursday ahead of the exchange of proposed salaries.
Bednar, an All-Star in each of the last two seasons, will get $4.51 million. He went 3-3 with 39 saves and a 2.00 ERA last season.
Keller, an All-Star in 2023 while going 13-9 with a 4.21 ERA, will earn $5.442,500.
Pittsburgh also reached agreements with first baseman Connor Joe at $2,125,000 and outfielder Edward Olivares at $1.35 million. Olivares was acquired in a trade with Kansas City last month.
On Wednesday, the Pirates came to terms with right-handed pitcher JT Brubaker on a one-year deal worth $2,275,000. Brubaker, Pittsburgh's opening-day starter in 2022, Brubaker missed all of last season after Tommy John surgery last April.