Monday, January 07, 2008

Phils avoid arbitration with Werth


Outfielder Jayson Werth agreed to a one-year contract with the Phillies Monday. Werth had been eligible for salary arbitration.

Werth, 27, will earn $1.7 million in 2008, plus performance bonuses. He hit .298 with eight home runs and a career-high 49 RBI in 94 games for the Phillies last year. Werth also set a career best with nine outfield assists, despite missing a month of the season with a left wrist strain.

Werth became the second Phillie to avoid arbitration, joining outfielder Chris Snelling. The Phillies have four arbitration-eligible players remaining: infielders Eric Bruntlett and Ryan Howard and righthanders Brad Lidge and Ryan Madson.

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