Reserve infielder Esteban German and the Kansas City Royals avoided an arbitration hearing, agreeing Wednesday on a $1 million, one-year contract.
German batted .264 with four home runs, 37 RBIs and 11 stolen bases in 348 at-bats last season. He is a career .286 hitter in 277 major league games with Oakland, Texas and Kansas City.
German asked for $1.2 million in arbitration and the Royals offered $837,500.
Posted: January 30th, 2008.
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