Andy Dirks signed a one-year, $1.625 million contract with the Tigers on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Dirks signed a one-year, $1.625 million contract with the Tigers on Friday, avoiding arbitration, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

Analysis:

The Tigers got Dirks under contract for 2014, ahead of Friday's deadline for MLB teams and their arbitration-eligible players to exchange salary figures. Dirks, a .278/.333/.418 career hitter against right-handed pitching, is expected to platoon in left field with Rajai Davis.