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Tigers' Verlander agrees to 1-year deal (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Right-hander Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract worth $3,675,000, more than seven times his $500,000 salary last season. The 2006 AL Rookie of the Year was 11-17 with a 4.84 ERA and 163 strikeouts in 33 starts with the Tigers last year. His five-year contract, which included a $3.15 million signing bonus, called for a $600,000 salary in 2009 but said that...