Report: Kontos, Giants avoid arbitration, settle 2016 salary

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Nearly three weeks after filing for arbitration, reliever George Kontos has reportedly settled on a salary for 2016 with the Giants.

Coming off the best season of his career, the 30-year-old Kontos will make $1.15 million this upcoming season, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman.

The figure is a decent increase over the $517,500 Kontos earned in 2015.

[RELATED: Belt, Kontos file for arbitration]

A linchpin of the Giants' relief core in 2015, Kontos appeared in 73 games and posted a 2.33 ERA in 73.1 innings pitched. He recorded a career-low WHIP of .941 and tied a career-high with a 3.67 strikeout per walk ratio.

Kontos had been projected to get a $1 million salary by mlbtraderumors.com.

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