Fri 1/17/14 1:29 PM

Brewers avoided arbitration with INF Juan Francisco by agreeing to a one-year, $1.35 million contract. Francisco was arbitration-eligible for the first time this offseason after qualifying as a Super Two player. The free-swinger slugged 18 homers in 2013 but also batted just .227/.296/.422 overall. He'll compete for playing time at first base this season.