Bill Brink and Rob Biertempfel are reporting that the Pirates have avoided arbitration with reliever Chris Resop, signing him to a one-year deal worth $850,000. Resop posted a 4.39 ERA last year in 69.2 innings in 2011. He has struck out 104 and walked 40 in 88.2 innings since joining the Pirates in August, 2010.
This was Resop’s first arbitration-eligible season. He earned $431,500 in 2011. Matt Swartz of MLB Trade Rumors previously projected him to earn a salary of $1.1 million in 2012.
