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Mariners, Cishek agree on two-year deal

The Mariners have reportedly added to the back end of their bullpen, agreeing to a two-year deal Saturday with right-handed reliever Steve Cishek, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.

Yahoo!'s Jeff Passan reports the contract is is a two-year deal with a base salary of $10 million, with incentives that allows Cishek to earn up to $17 million.

The club has not confirmed.

Cishek, 29, joins Joaquin Benoit -- acquired in November from San Diego -- as a new addition to the Mariners bullpen. Both have closing experience, with Benoit saving a career-high 24 games in 2014 and Cishek posting a career-high 39 in the same season.