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News: Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing next week, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract.
Impact: Tuesday's deal for the 23-year-old left-hander calls for a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $7.5 million this year and $11 million in 2013. It covers all but his final year of arbitration eligibility. The agreement mirrors that of San Francisco's Tim Lincecum, who in his first time eligible for arbitration two years ago agreed to a $23 million, two-year deal. Kershaw was 21-5 with a 2.28 ERA and 248 strikeouts last year, winning the NL pitching triple crown.

News: NL Cy Young Award winner Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers avoided a salary arbitration hearing next week, agreeing to a $19 million, two-year contract. Tuesday's deal for the 23-year-old left-hander calls for a $500,000 signing bonus and salaries of $7.5 million this year and $11 million in 2013. It covers all but his final year of arbitration eligibility.
Impact: Kershaw was 21-5 with a 2.28 ERA and 248 strikeouts last year, winning the NL pitching triple crown. After making $500,000, he had asked for $10 million in arbitration and had been offered $6.5 million.

News: The Dodgers have signed Kershaw to a two-year, $19 million deal, avoiding arbitration, tweets Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times.
Impact: Kershaw is under team control through the 2014 season, so this just buys out two of his remaining three years of arbitration. Locking Kershaw down long term should be priority #1 on the new owner's agenda.

News: Wright has signed a minor league deal with the Dodgers, Greg Johns of MLB.com reports.
Impact: He's going to be in the mix for a bullpen job during spring training, while Wright follows former Seattle teammates Adam Kennedy and Josh Bard in Dodgers camp this spring.

News: The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms with right-handed reliever Todd Coffey on a $1.3 million, one-year contract with a club option for 2013. The deal, announced Friday, will pay Coffey $1 million this season. The Dodgers hold a $2.5 million option for next season with a $300,000 buyout.
Impact: Coffey was 5-1 with a 3.62 ERA in 69 games with Washington last season. He is 24-18 with 11 saves and a 4.08 ERA in seven major league seasons, including stints with Cincinnati, Milwaukee and the Nationals.

News: Coffey has signed a one-year, $1.3 million deal with the Dodgers, Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports.
Impact: He'll serve as part of the bridge to the ninth inning for the Dodgers, although the closer's role is a bit up in the air as Kenley Jansen is expected by many to unseat Javy Guerra at some point early this season -- if not during spring training. Nevertheless, Coffey doesn't appear to be any closer than third in line for saves in Los Angeles.