DENVER (AP) - Free-agent closer Brian Fuentes was offered salary arbitration Monday by the Colorado Rockies, ensuring they will receive two compensatory picks in next year's amateur draft if the left-hander signs with another team.
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Fuentes is a Type A free agent and has until Sunday to accept the arbitration offer.
A three-time All-Star, Fuentes lost his closer job in 2007 during the Rockies' run to their first World Series. He served as a setup man for Manny Corpas during the second half of the season.
Fuentes regained his role as closer when Corpas struggled last April. Fuentes, who made $5 million in 2008, was 1-5 with 30 saves last season. In eight big league seasons, seven with Colorado, he is 17-27 with a club-record 115 saves.
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