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| 10th January, 2006 - 2:18 am | AP - Outfielder Bobby Kielty agreed to a $1.85 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Monday, avoiding salary arbitration.
Kielty, who has spent parts of five seasons in the big leagues, struggled in his first season with the A's in 2004 and appeared in only 83 games. He changed his mental approach last season and bounced back with a strong year.
Kielty's new deal includes $50,000 in incentives based on plate appearances. He had a base salary of $875,000 last year, but it was bumped to $925,000 with incentives.
"I'm very happy with it. It's a fair deal for both sides," Kielty said in a phone interview from Canyon Lake, Calif. "It basically happened in a day." [READ] |
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