Yankees Avoid Arbitration With Brett Gardner

The Yankees have announced that they have come to terms with LF Brett Gardner on a contract for the 2013 season thus avoiding arbitration. The terms have not yet been disclosed but MLBTR predicted Gardner would earn $2.8 million next season so we will see just how close they were.

EDIT: The deal is worth $2.85 million, with another $150,000 in performance bonuses.