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The Brewers just announced that first baseman Prince Fielder and left-hander Manny Parra have signed one-year deals, avoiding arbitration.

SI.com's Jon Heyman reports that Fielder received a $15.5 million salary, which would make him the highest-paid Brewer ever. Fielder, who is in his last year of arbitration, had a $10.5 million base salary in 2010.

I haven't seen Parra's salary yet. He made $440,000 last season.

Some might wonder how Fielder got a $5 million raise after having a "down" season in 2010 -- .261, 32 HRs, 83 RBI, .471 slugging average (he did lead the NL with 114 walks and had a .401 on-base percentage). Well, your full body of work comes into play in the arbitration system and Fielder has tremendous offensive numbers over his first five seasons in the majors.

Heyman reports these incentives in Fielder's contract: $100,000 for NL MVP, $75,000 for second, $50,000 for third; $50,00 for all-star election, $25,000 for all-star selection; $25,000 for LCS MVP and World Series MVP; $50,000 for Gold Glove.

As I reported yesterday, GM Doug Melvin had focused on a one-year deal with Fielder's agent, Scott Boras. Attempts last year to negotiate a multiyear deal went nowhere with Fielder, who can be a free agent after the season.

The Brewers have three other players in arbitration -- second baseman Rickie Weeks, right-hander Shaun Marcum and right-handed reliever Kameron Loe. I haven't heard if they've exchanged figures yet with the club, which all unsigned arbitration players must do before the end of the day.

UPDATE: PARRA AND THE BREWERS AGREED TO A $1.2 MILLION DEAL. THIS WAS HIS FIRST YEAR OF ARBITRATION ELIGIBILITY AND PLAYERS USUALLY GET BIG BUMPS IN PAY.