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Reds sign Billy Hamilton, Zack Cozart to one-year deals

Four Reds were eligible for arbitration this year. Today, the Reds signed each to one-year contracts.

Cincinnati inked Billy Hamilton to a one-year, $2.65 million contract today, avoiding arbitration with the speedy center fielder. The club also signed Blake Wood to a $1.25 million deal, with the arbitration deadline rapidly approaching.

The Reds avoided arbitration with center fielder Billy Hamilton, MLB.com has learned. The two sides agreed to a one-year, $2.625 million contract.

Reliever Blake Wood also avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $1.275 million, sources told MLB.com.

The club has not confirmed either transaction.