Durbin Avoids Arbitration

Durbin and the Phils agreed to a 1 yr $2.125 contract, a raise from his $1.635 salary. Durbin officially rejoins a 'pen of Madsen, Lidge, Romero and Danys Baez.

Durbin had 2.87 ERA in '08 but that dropped to 4.39 in '09. What do you say that the Phls keep the cameras out of the bullpen this year and just let them throw.

1pm is the deadline for the rest of the arbitration eligible players, Victo, Blanton and Choochtober to come to terms, else they exchange salary numbers with the club.