Antonio Bastardo RP FA Tue 1/21/14 5:14 PM
Antonio Bastardo
RP FA
Phillies and LHP Antonio Bastardo avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2 million contract.
Bastardo requested $2.5 million and was offered $1.675 million from the Phillies when arbitration figures were exchanged last week. The two sides found a middle ground on Tuesday evening. Bastardo will be back in a setup role for Philadelphia this season after sitting out the final 50 games of the 2013 campaign on a PED suspension.