"The Pirates whittled their list of arbitration-eligible players Tuesday, but two remained unsigned after the deadline to exchange salary figures.

Pitchers Jeff Karstens and Evan Meek avoided arbitration, agreeing to one-year contracts for 2012.

Karstens will earn $3.1 million, according to an industry source, and Meek, according to a source, will earn $875,000 with the chance to make an additional $25,000 in performance-based incentives."