By agreeing to one-year contracts with left-handers, the Braves avoid arbitration. Fried Max and Minter A.J.

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have reached agreements with left-hander Max Fried and A.J. Minter, their final players eligible for arbitration.
On Thursday, the Braves revealed that Fried ($15 million) and Minter ($6.22 million) had inked one-year contracts.

In seven seasons with Atlanta, 29-year-old Fried is 62-26 with a 3.03 ERA. In 2022, he was an All-Star and finished second in the NL Cy Young voting with a record of 14-7 and 2.48 ERA. After missing nearly three months of the previous season due to a strained left forearm, the left-hander finished 8-1 with a 2.55 ERA. However, late in the season, he had to return to the disabled list due to a blister problem that kept coming back.

Minter, 29, recorded 10 saves with a 3.76 ERA in 70 games last season, his second consecutive season with at least 70 appearances. He has 35 career saves and a 3.35 ERA in seven seasons.

Fried and Minter can become free agents following the season.

The signings mean the Braves will avoid any arbitration hearings this offseason, barring trades for other eligible players.