CINCINNATI - The Reds and All-Star catcher Devin Mesoraco avoided arbitration on Monday by agreeing to a four-year, $28 million contract, a source told MLB.com. There has been no announcement made by the club.
First-year arbitration-eligible after he earned $525,000 in 2014, Mesoraco filed for $3.6 million on Jan. 16 while the Reds counter-offered $2.45 million.
 
Reds agree to four-year, $28M extension with Devin Mesoraco
 
Mesoraco, 26, batted .273/.359/.534 with 25 home runs and 80 RBIs in 114 games last season. While making the National League All-Star team for the first time, he led all Major League catchers in homers and was second on the team in homers and tied for first in RBIs.
The Reds have two arbitration-eligible players remaining in closer Aroldis Chapman and third baseman Todd Frazier.
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