Phillies' David Hale: Avoids arbitration with Phillies

Hale agreed to a one-year deal with the Phillies on Wednesday, avoiding arbitration.

The 33-year-old righty logged a 3.71 ERA, 1.59 WHIP and 14 strikeouts in 17 innings last season. He is a groundball pitcher (50.9 career GB%) who is primarily deployed in the middle innings.