Pirates Sign Hanrahan For 1 Year
The Pittsburgh Pirates and reliever Joel Hanrahan, agreed to a 1 year deal worth $1.4M, to avoid arbitration.
Hanrahan, acquired, in 2009, from the Washington Nationals, has been solid since coming to Pittsburgh. In 2010, he appeared in 72 games, finishing with a 4-1 record with 100 strikeouts, a 3.62 ERA and 1.206 WHIP. The increase in salary was well deserved, he, along side of Evan Meek, were the two more reliable arms coming out of the bullpen, and are the two candidates for the closer role, which Hanrahan held in Washington.
The Pirates are still in negotiations with Ross Ohlendorf, who became arbitration eligible with his Super-Two status. It isn't expected that he will receive as much of an increase, to his salary, as Hanrahan did, due to an injury prone season.
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