The Houston Astros won their arbitration case with closer Jose Valverde on Friday. Valverde was asking for $6.2 million and the Astros were offering $4.7 million. The two sides met with an arbitration panel in St. Petersburg on Thursday, the day pitchers and catchers reported to the team’s spring training facility.
Posted: February 15th, 2008.
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