All-Star second baseman Orlando Hudson and four other Diamondbacks agreed to one-year contracts Friday as Arizona avoided arbitration with all its eligible players. Catcher Chris Snyder, right-handed relievers Brandon Lyon and Chad Qualls, and infielder Chris Burke also agreed to deals. Right-hander Juan Cruz accepted a $1,937,500, one-year contract earlier this week.
Hudson’s contract is for $6.25 million, a considerable raise from the $3.9 million he made last season.
Snyder gets $1.85 million, up from the $400,000 he earned last year.
Lyon, one of three leading candidates to take over as Diamondbacks closer, agreed to a $3,125,000 million deal, more than double the $1.5 million he made last season.
Qualls and Burke came in the trade that sent closer Jose Valverde to the Houston Astros. Qualls, another closer possibility, agreed to $1,312,500, a big leap from the $441,000 he got a year ago. Burke gets $995,000. He earned $415,500 in 2007.