PITTSBURGH — Right-handers Jared Hughes and Drew Hutchison agreed to one-year contracts with the Pittsburgh Pirates and avoided salary arbitration.

Hughes gets $2,825,000 under Thursday’s deal, up from $2,175,000 last year. Hutchison receives $2.3 million, a raise of $100,000.

The reliable Hughes has been a stabilizing force in the middle of the bullpen. The Pirates acquired the 26-year-old Hutchison as part of the deal that sent left-hander Francisco Liriano to Toronto at last summer’s trade deadline.

Gerrit Cole is among four Pirates still eligible for arbitration, along with shortstop Jordy Mercer, right-hander Juan Nicasio and left-hander Tony Watson.