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White Sox P Jenks agrees to $5.6M deal (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

White Sox closer Bobby Jenks agreed Monday to a $5.6 million, one-year contract, more than 10 times his $550,000 salary last season. The 27-year-old right-hander was 3-1 with 30 saves in 34 chances last year, and he had a 2.63 ERA in 57 games. He had been eligible for arbitration for the first time. A two-time All-Star, Jenks become the first pitcher in White Sox history with 30 or more saves in...