Mark Shapiro hasn't added talent during the off-season like some of the Tribe's competition in the AL Central, but he's at least managing to lock up some of the players who helped the team get within a whisker of the World Series last year.
The AP reports that the team has locked up RP Rafael Betancourt to a two-year contract, helping the right-hander avoid arbitration.
All Betancourt did last season was amass a 5-1 record with a 1.47 ERA. The tribe will happily take that for a couple more seasons.
Reliever Betancourt signs two-year deal with Tribe (ESPN)
Betancourt Earns Raise from Tribe (MLB.com)
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