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Giles increases salary nearly $2M

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Thursday, January 20, 2005

Atlanta Braves: Second baseman Marcus Giles skipped salary arbitration by agreeing Thursday to a $2.35 million, one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves. Giles received a big raise from the $430,000 he made last season. Eligible for arbitration for the first time, he had asked for $2.7 million while the Braves had offered $2.05 million. With the signing of Giles, pitcher Kevin Gryboski is the Braves' only player in arbitration who has yet to settle. The right-handed reliever has requ ...

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