"The Phillies avoided arbitration with right-hander Kyle Kendrick, agreeing to a one-year, $3.585 million deal Friday.

Kendrick worked as a swing man last season, making 15 starts and 19 appearances out of the bullpen en route to what may have been his best all-around year.

Kendrick was 8-6 on the season and posted a career-best 3.22 ERA and was a vital piece of the puzzle for a rotation that lost Roy Oswalt and Joe Blanton at various points throughout the season.

While Kendrick has made it known he wants to stay in the rotation, he's currently penciled into another season as the long-man out of the pen thanks to Blanton's recovery from elbow problems and the emergence of Vance Worley."