The Chicago Cubs and left-handed pitcher Sean Marshall have agreed to terms on a 2010 contract, thus avoiding salary arbitration.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Marshall, 27, went 3-7 with a 4.32 ERA (41 ER/85.1 IP) in 55 appearances (nine starts) with the Cubs last season.
He limited opponents to a .274 batting average (91-for-332), including a .243 mark (26-for-107) by lefties and a .289 mark (65-for-225) by righties.
Marshall went 1-2 with a 3.23 ERA (14 ER/39.0 IP) in 46 relief outings and 2-5 with a 5.24 ERA (27 ER/46.1 IP) in nine starts.
In all or part of four Major League seasons with the Cubs (2006-09), Marshall is 19-29 with a 4.55 ERA (192 ER/379.2 IP) in 134 Major League appearances, including 59 starts.