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McDonald files for $3.4M in arbitration
James McDonald - S - Pittsburgh Pirates
Jan. 18, 2013 - 7:00 PM ET

James McDonald requested $3.4 million and was offered $2.65 million from the Pirates when arbitration figures were exchanged Friday.

McDonald is arbitration-eligible for the first time this winter following an up-and-down season in which he posted a 4.21 ERA and 151 strikeouts over 171 innings. Look for the two sides to settle somewhere around $3 million.