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MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers agreed to terms Monday with right-hander Claudio Vargas on a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration and leaving only two arbitration-eligible players yet unsigned.

The team acquired Vargas, 28, along with catcher Johnny Estrada and reliever Greg Aquino from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Nov. 25 for pitchers Doug Davis and Dana Eveland and former first-round draft pick Dave Krynzel, an outfielder. Vargas is expected to pitch at the back end of a Milwaukee rotation that includes right-handers Ben Sheets, Jeff Suppan and Dave Bush and left-hander Chris Capuano.

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