Left-hander Eric Gunderson and the Texas Rangers agreed Friday to a $450,000, one-year contract with up to $100,000 in performance bonuses for games pitched. Gunderson, 32, made $510,000 in salary and bonuses last year, going 0-3 with a 5.19 ERA in a club-high 68 games, including one start.
Right-handed pitcher Roger Pavlik also told the Rangers on Friday he was rejecting their offer of salary arbitration. Pavlik, 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in five relief appearances before season-ending injuries, became a free agent after the World Series and can negotiate with Texas through Jan. 8.