BRIEF-Baseball-White Sox sign pitcher Jenks, outfielder Quentin

Reuters US Online Report Sports News | 2010-01-17 01:29:28

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago White Sox avoided arbitration with pitcher Bobby Jenks and outfielder Carlos Quentin, signing both to one-year deals on Saturday.</p><p>The right-handed Jenks, who had 29 saves while compiling a 3-4 record with a 3.71 earned run average in 2009, will earn $7.5 million, the White Sox said on their website (http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com).</p><p>Quentin, who will make $3.2 million, hit .236 with 21 home runs and 56 runs batted in 99 games.</p><p>He was on the disabled list for almost two months with plantar fasciitis in his left foot a year after being an American League All-Star.</p><p>(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina. Editing by Alastair Himmer)</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=67069922&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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