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Eduardo Nunez, George Kontos reach 1-year deals with Giants

Infielder Eduardo Nunez and right-handed reliever George Kontos reached one-year agreements with the San Francisco Giants on Friday to avoid arbitration.

Left-hander Will Smith also received a one-year contract as the club announced its final arbitration-eligible player had reached a deal.

The Giants acquired All-Star infielder Nunez, the projected starting third baseman going into 2017, from Minnesota ahead of the trade deadline. But he was sidelined for the final six games of the regular season and was unable to start in the playoffs against the Cubs because of a strained right hamstring.

Unlikely playoff star Conor Gillaspie agreed to a new deal Wednesday night and could compete with Nunez for playing time.