PITTSBURGH — First baseman Adam LaRoche avoided a salary arbitration hearing with his new club, agreeing Friday to a $3.2 million, one-year contract with the Pirates.

Left-hander John Grabow, expected to play a bigger role in the Pirates' bullpen with Gonzalez gone, also bypassed arbitration and agreed to a one-year contract for $832,500.

LaRoche, in his first year of arbitration eligibility, had sought $3.7 million from his former club while the Braves offered $2.8 million. LaRoche made $420,000 last season.

Grabow can make an additional $115,000 in performance bonuses. He filed for $925,000, while the Pirates offered $765,000.