Mariners avoid arbitration with Kelley, Vargas and League

[The Q]

AS first reported today by MLB.com's Greg Johns reports that the Mariners have tentatively reached 1-year deals with pitchers Jason Vargas and Shawn Kelley, their two remaining arbitration-eligible players.

Tuesday at 11 a.m. was the deadline for teams to sign their arbitration players.

Kelley confirmed his deal via Twitter, writing, "Got my deal done, ready for baseball now".

We've also found out via Jon Heyman on Twitter that earlier Tuesday the M's avoided arbitration with Brandon League by signing the reliever to a 1-year, $5 million deal.

Pitching Statistics - Greater than 162 innings pitched

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WP
J. Vargas	10	13	4.25	32	32	4	3	0	0	201.0	205	105	95	22	59	131	3

Pitching Statistics - Fewer than 162 innnings pitched

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	BS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	WP
S. Kelley	0	0	0.00	10	0	0	0	0	0	12.2	7	0	0	0	3	10	0
B. League	1	5	2.79	65	0	0	0	37	5	61.1	56	25	19	3	10	45	4

[Brandon]

Glad we get to keep these guys. They have been solid for the Mariners. League especially.