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Reds, Encarnacion agree to 2 yrs., $7.6M (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The Cincinnati Reds and Edwin Encarnacion have agreed to a two-year contract that will pay the third baseman at least $7.6 million through the 2010 season. Encarnacion was the last Reds player in arbitration. The agreement was announced Tuesday, hours before a scheduled hearing in Phoenix. Encarnacion had asked for $3.7 million this season, while the team offered $2.55 million.