Report: Orioles, Machado avoid arbitration with $11.5M deal

Manny Machado got his raise.

Machado and the Baltimore Orioles reportedly avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $11.5-million deal, a source told Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun.

That represents a $6.5-million raise from last season.

The contract also reportedly contains award bonuses, reports Encina, the details of which are not yet known.

This marks the second consecutive year Machado and the Orioles have avoided arbitration. In 2016, he made just $5 million after settling before what would have been his first arbitration hearing.

Appearing in 157 games for Baltimore last season, Machado put together a spectacular 2016 campaign that saw him reach career highs in home runs (37), RBIs (96), doubles (40), and on-base plus slugging (.876) en route to his second straight top-five MVP finish. He's scheduled to reach free agency after the 2018 season.

Earlier Friday, Baltimore also avoided arbitration with closer Zach Britton, who scored a massive raise of his own by agreeing to a one-year, $11.4-million deal.