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M's, Gutierrez agree on $20M, 4-yr. deal (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Center fielder Franklin Gutierrez and the Seattle Mariners finalized a $20.5 million, four-year contract Friday that avoided salary arbitration. Gutierrez's deal includes a team option for 2014. The 26-year-old hit .283 with 18 homers and 70 RBIs last season, his first in Seattle, and made several excellent catches while playing a career-high 153 games.