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BALTIMORE -- Catcher Matt Wieters and the Baltimore Orioles avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $7. wholesale nfl jerseys .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6.5 million when the sides swapped proposed arbitration salaries last month. As part of Thursdays agreement, Wieters would earn a $200,000 bonus for winning a Gold Glove — he won in 2011 and 2012. A two-time All-Star, he would get $100,000 is hes elected to start in the All-Star game and $75,000 if hes selected as a reserve. He also would earn $75,009 if he wins a Silver Slugger. The 27-year-old hit .235 with 22 homers and 79 RBIs in 148 games last year and has a .255 batting average with 87 homers and 328 RBIs over parts of five years in the major leagues. He can become a free agent after the 2015 season. This marks the second straight year the Orioles did not go to arbitration with any of their players. wholesale jerseys . That will be 35 more holes than the first time they played together. Walker was a senior at Baylor when he used his parents credit card -- against their wishes because it was during finals -- to go through Monday qualifying for the Byron Nelson Championship. cheap jerseys from china . "He still has a little bit of soreness," coach Tom Thibodeau said Friday before the Bulls played the Indiana Pacers in a preseason game. "We want to make sure hes completely healed before we move on.Happy Monday! Lets chat some NBA Hoops. 1. TORONTO RAPTORS: Tough loss on Sunday vs. Bucks after holding an early 20-point lead. Milwaukee is the team the Raps are chasing for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. Currently 5.5 games behind them. Only 1.5 games behind the struggling 76ers for the ninth spot, and they play them this week. Concentrate on getting into that position and then go from there. A number to consider with regard to how the Raptors perform vs. quality competition. Torontos record against the 16 teams that would qualify today for the NBA playoffs this spring is 3-14. The record against teams that are currently out of the playoff picture is 11-9. Needless to say, theres lots of heavy lifting ahead if theyre going to get close and/or overtake Milwaukee. Lots of pretty decent opponents coming up on the schedule. Some good tests ahead. Well see what theyre made of. Need Kyle Lowry to play a whole lot better - consistency, productivity - seems out of sorts right now. 2. AVERY BRADLEY (Celtics): He comes back from injury and the Cs are 5-1. Saviour? Far from it but he does play with an edge and give them terrific energy and defensive toughness. It allows Doc Rivers to push everyone back a notch in the rotation and reduce a few minutes from Paul Pierce, Jason Terry and Rajon Rondos workload on the perimeter. 3. JOHN HENSON (Bucks): Liked him at North Carolina and I really liked him on Sunday vs. the Raptors. He can play. Nice touch around the basket and terrificc length. cheap nfl jerseys. . Gets after it on the glass and will block/change shots. I like his energy level and effort. Good get for GM John Hammond. He has to get stronger in order to be able to play longer minutes and stand up to better post men but hes got a chance. 4. GRANT HILL (Clippers): Nice to see him back in uniform. Class act and can still contribute. Did a very nice job the past few years in Phoenix. Guards his position and knows/accepts his role to the T. Excellent team guy wholl fit in nicely with the wonderful second unit they have in LA. He makes the extra pass and understands flow and team chemistry. Obviously, his leadership style and experience will be a huge help for Vinny Del Negro. Nice luxury to have on a roster along with Chauncey Billups. 5. ERIC GORDON (Hornets): Has played seven games for New Orleans and has averaged 16.6 ppg. They are a different team when he plays, plain and simple. Explosive scorer who can attack you with the dribble and draw fouls. They have laboured to score and hes a perfect tonic to the issues theyve had. The big question is, how committed is he to staying in this market? If he is and can stay healthy, things will start to look up considering they have Anthony Davis and Austin Rivers. Both are decent young pieces to build with. Greivis Vasquez and Ryan Anderson are solid pieces as well. They just need to continue to bolster the overall talent base but Gordon definitely gives them and upgraded look - thats for sure. ' ' '