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Hinske signs with the Pirates for 1-year, $1.5 Million. We're stuck with NJ now. QuoteOn Friday alone, the Pirates secured the long-term services of their breakout star pitcher and also signed a fourth outfielder.After physicals were passed, lefty starter Paul Maholm inked a three-year contract with a fourth-year club option for 2012 that avoided arbitration. Veteran free-agent outfielder Eric Hinske signed a one-year deal.Maholm is guaranteed $14.5 million: $3.5 million this season, $4.5 million next season and $5.75 million in 2011. He also has a $9.75 million club option for 2012, which could be his first free-agency year. The buyout for that option is $750,000.Maholm emerged as Pittsburgh's ace in 2008 when he went 9-9 with a 3.71 ERA and established career highs in innings pitched (206 1/3), strikeouts (139) and starts (31).Hinske's contract is a one-year deal worth $1.5 million, with performance bonuses that can push that to $2.5 million.
On Friday alone, the Pirates secured the long-term services of their breakout star pitcher and also signed a fourth outfielder.After physicals were passed, lefty starter Paul Maholm inked a three-year contract with a fourth-year club option for 2012 that avoided arbitration. Veteran free-agent outfielder Eric Hinske signed a one-year deal.Maholm is guaranteed $14.5 million: $3.5 million this season, $4.5 million next season and $5.75 million in 2011. He also has a $9.75 million club option for 2012, which could be his first free-agency year. The buyout for that option is $750,000.Maholm emerged as Pittsburgh's ace in 2008 when he went 9-9 with a 3.71 ERA and established career highs in innings pitched (206 1/3), strikeouts (139) and starts (31).Hinske's contract is a one-year deal worth $1.5 million, with performance bonuses that can push that to $2.5 million.
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