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Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians avoided arbitration
with shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, signing him to a one-year contract on Friday.
No financial terms were released, but the Plain Dealer reported it is worth
$4.55 million.
Cabrera hit .273 while posting career highs in home runs (25), RBI (92) and
games played (151), while tying a career best with 17 stolen bases and adding
32 doubles in 2011. His 25 round-trippers also stands as a new club record for
shortstops -- eclipsing Jhonny Peralta's previous high of 24 back in
2005 -- and the 92 runs batted in led all American Leaguers at his position.
Over five major-league seasons, all with Cleveland, the native of Venezuela is
a .281 hitter with 43 homers, 119 doubles and 258 RBI in 538 games.
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