Fri 1/17/14 2:17 PM

Braves avoided arbitration with 3B Chris Johnson by agreeing to a one-year, $4.75 million contract. It was Johnson's first year of arbitration eligibility. The third baseman had a breakthrough in 2013, hitting .321/.358/.457 with 12 homers and 68 RBI. He figures to fall back in a big way in 2014.