oakland.athletics.mlb.com - 1/26/2008
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OAKLAND -- The A's avoided salary arbitration with right-hander Chad Gaudin by agreeing to terms with him on a one-year, $1.775 million contract Friday. > Gaudin, 25, was Oakland's last remaining arbitration-eligible player. He and the A's settled at the midpoint of the salary figures they exchanged. Gaudin sought $2.05 million; the club countered with $1.5 million. Gaudin emerged as a capable ...
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Gaudin, A's agree to $1.775M deal —
FOXSports.com News for MLB 1/26/2008
Right-hander Chad Gaudin agreed Friday to a $1,775,000, one-year contract with the Athletics, becoming Oakland's final player in arbitration to settle.
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