Braves avoided arbitration with LHP Mike Minor by agreeing to a one-year, $3.85 million contract. Minor qualified for arbitration eligibility this winter as a Super Two player. He earned the large raise after putting together a 3.21 ERA and 1.09 WHIP to go along with 181 strikeouts over 204 2/3 frames last season. The southpaw will have to be a key piece again in 2014 if the Braves want to repeat as NL East champs.