Lucas Duda And Mets Avoid Arbitration, Agree To $4.2 Million Deal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — First baseman Lucas Duda and the New York Mets have agreed to a $4.2 million, one-year contract and avoided arbitration.
Duda hit .253 with 30 homers and 92 RBIs last season, when he made $1,637,500. The slugger asked for $4.7 million in arbitration and had been offered $3.75 million.
The agreement was announced Monday.
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