Orioles' Ryan Flaherty: Agrees to one-year deal with O's

Flaherty and the Orioles agreed to terms on a one-year, $1.5 million deal Friday, avoiding arbitration, the Baltimore Sun reports.

The veteran utility infielder hit just .202 with a .637 OPS last season, but he'll return as a reliable, versatile defensive option. Flaherty made only $1.075 million last season, so the $1.5 million figure represents a small raise.