The Associated Press reported that The Pirates have avoided arbitration with Ronny Cedeno by coming to terms on a one-year deal worth $1.125 million. Cedeno earned $822,500 last season, when he batted .208 with 10 homers and 38 RBIs in 105 games combined with the Pirates and Mariners in his pirates jersey.
The Pirates signed Bobby Crosby to a one-year contract Thursday, and the former American League Rookie of the Year Award winner is expected to vie with Cedeno for the starting shortstop job in Spring Training. "I think anybody needs to be pushed a little bit here and there," manager John Russell said. "Cedeno showed people in Pittsburgh he can play short. He makes great plays. He can drive a ball and can do some very fun things. Then sometimes, you'll go, 'What was that?'
"I think even though he's played a while, I still don't think he's a veteran player. So, I think he falls into that mental lapse, concentration lapse on the field, and we just need to get him more concentrated and focused." Cedeno spent the 2005-08 seasons with the Cubs.
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