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Pavano agrees to deal with Tribe

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

The Cleveland Indians and free-agent pitcher Carl Pavano agreed to a one-year, $1.5 million contract on Tuesday. Pavano can make another $5.3 million in performance bonuses, based on starts from 18-35 and innings from 130-235. "Carl was very impressed with everything when he visited Cleveland,'' agent Tom O'Connell said. "He's excited to be there and he feels like this is a tremendous opportunity.'' Indians general manager Mark Shapiro said that Pavano, who turns 33 on Thursday, is guarantee ...

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