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The Brewers avoided salary arbitration with right-hander Marco Estrada and first baseman/third baseman Juan Francisco on Friday by reaching one-year deals with both players.

Estrada signed for $3.325 million and Francisco for $1.35 million. Both players have additional performance bonuses in their deals.

Brewers vice president for business development Teddy Werner said the negotiations with both players came down to the final minutes before the noon CT deadline for exchanging salary figures with the club.

"Both were finished within 10 minutes of the deadline," said Werner. "Francisco's was even closer. But we got deals done with both players and we're happy about that. (An arbitration hearing) is an unpleasant process to go through.

"We're happy to have them done and move on to the bigger picture."

Estrada, 30, was in his second year of arbitration eligibility. He made $1.955 million last year, when he went 7-4 with a 3.87 earned run average in 21 starts, missing two months with hamstring and back injuries.

Francisco was eligible for arbitration for the first time as a “Super 2” player, meaning he ranks among the top 22% of players with between two and three years of service time.

Acquired from Atlanta last June, the 26-year-old Francisco had a $496,250 salary in 2013. He batted .227 last season with 18 home runs and 48 RBI, including a .221 mark with 13 homers and 32 RBI in 89 games with the Brewers. He struck out 138 times in 348 at-bats.