Fri 1/17/14 10:50 AM

Reds avoided arbitration with RHP Sam LeCure by agreeing to a two-year contract. The financials of the deal are not yet known. LeCure, who was arbitration-eligible for the first time, has been an underrated reliever the last three seasons for the Reds, posting a 3.21 ERA while striking out over a batter per frame.