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Matt Joyce gets $2.45M from Rays
Matt Joyce - OF - Tampa Bay Rays
Jan. 18, 2013 - 1:25 PM ET

Rays avoided arbitration with OF Matt Joyce by agreeing to a one-year, $2.45 million contract.

It's a nice bump in salary for the first-time arbitration-eligible player. Joyce put up a disappointing .241/.341/.429 batting line with 17 homers in 2012 but will return as the regular right fielder against right-handed pitching in 2013.