WASHINGTON: American League Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel of Houston and Washington right-hander Stephen Strasburg avoided contract arbitration on Saturday by agreeing to one-year deals with their Major League Baseball clubs.

Keuchel agreed to a one-year deal worth $7.25 million with the Astros, the richest deal ever for a first-time arbitration-eligible starting pitcher, shattering the prior high of $4.35 million shared by David Price and Dontrelle Willis.

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