Cincinnati Reds sign 3B Todd Frazier to two-year, $12 million contract

The Cincinnati Reds agreed to terms Sunday with third baseman Todd Frazier on a $12 million contract that avoids the arbitration process for both parties and keeps the All-Star in the Queen City for another two years.

The Cincinnati Redsagreed to terms Sunday with third baseman Todd Frazier on a $12 million contract that avoids the arbitration process for both parties and keeps the All-Star in the Queen City for another two years. 

It's a two-year, $12 million deal for 3B Todd Frazier. $4.5 million in 2015, $7.5 million 2016. #reds

— Mark Sheldon (@m_sheldon) February 8, 2015

Frazier is due to make $4.5 million in 2015 and $7.5 million in 2016. He was seeking $5.7 million in arbitration, and Cincinnati offered $3.9 million in return, according to ESPN.  

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The infielder hit .273 with 29 home runs and 80 RBI in 2014, earning him All-Star honors for the first time in his career. 

The only remaining Reds' free agent scheduled for an arbitration hearing is hard-throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman.

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