• The Pittsburgh Pirates have avoided arbitration with closer Mark Melancon, settling at $5.4 million, according to Bill Brink of the Post-Gazette.
2014 Stats: 1.30 ERA, 33 SV, 71 SO, 0.87 WHIP

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