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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander Oliver Perez bypassed salary arbitration Monday by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $1.9 million.
Perez made $381,000 while going 7-5 with a 5.85 ERA last season, when he was sidelined for nearly two months with a broken toe after he kicked a laundry cart in frustration following a June 26 start in St. Louis.
The 24-year-old Perez appeared to be developing into one of the NL's top left-handed power pitchers in 2004, when he had a 12-10 record, 2.98 ERA and 239 strikeouts in 196 innings.
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