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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) #8212;Left-handed reliever Javier Lopez(notes) has agreed to an $8.5million, two-year contract to stay with the San Francisco Giants, who also havepicked up the $5 million contract option for fellow lefty reliever JeremyAffeldt(notes). Lopez #8212;one of baseball #8217;s most reliable lefties out of the bullpen #8212;hadbeen set to become a free agent before receiving his ne football online w deal, confirmed by theclub Sunday. Lopez will earn $4.25 million in 2012 and #8217;13.The 34-year-old Lopez has gone 7-2 with a 2.38 ERA in 97 appearances sincebeing acquired in a trade from Pittsburgh in 2010, one of general manager BrianSabean #8217;s key additions during the Giants #8217; improbable World Series championshiprun that season.Lopez had a $2,375,000 base salary in 2011 and was t football online wo innings short ofearning a $25,000 bonus for reaching 55 innings.San Francisco had until the end of the day Monday to decide whether toexercise the option for Affeldt, who had a $500,000 buyout. Sabean indicatedwhen the season ended he expected Affeldt to return.Affeldt, who is healing well from a season-ending hand injury sustained whenhe seriously cut himself trying to separate frozen hamburge football online rs during an off daySept. 8, went 3-2 with a 2.63 ERA and three saves in 67 outings this pastseason. He had given up only three earned runs over his last 22 1-3 inningsbefore the injury that required surgery. His 1.21 ERA since the All-Star breakwas seventh-lowest among NL relievers with a minimum of 20 innings. #8220;I #8217;m happy and thrilled to be back for one more year, #8221; Affeldt said. football online #8220;Myfamily loves the Bay Area and we enjoy everything about the Giants. I #8217;m veryhonored to be wearing a Giants uniform. #8221;There isn #8217;t a rehab regimen for Affeldt #8217;s injury and he should be at fullstrength for the start of spring training in February. Getting the surgery doneimmediately was important.AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum in New York contributed to this story. Fo football online llow Yahoo! Sports' MLB coverage on Twitter. Updated 4 hours, 19 minutes ago football online
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