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Lilly staying in L.A. for $33 million

Published Oct. 20, 2010 10:15 p.m. ET

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Pitcher Ted Lilly signed a three-year, $33 million deal Tuesday to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

General manager Ned Colletti said Tuesday that Lilly helped stabilize the Dodgers' rotation after he was acquired in a deal with the Cubs at the trade deadline.

The 34-year-old left-hander was 7-4 with a 3.52 ERA in 12 starts for Los Angeles. He and Ryan Theriot went to the Dodgers for Blake DeWitt, Kyle Smit and Bret Wallach.

SURPRISE: BRAVES DUMP CABRERA

The Atlanta Braves released outfielder Melky Cabrera in a curious decision and let go of right-hander Takashi Saito.

Cabrera, 26, hit .255 with four homers and 42 RBI and started in 115 games during the regular season, then went 0-for-8 in the NL Division Series against the San Francisco Giants. He was acquired as part of a five-player trade that sent right-hander Javier Vazquez to the New York Yankees on Dec. 22.

Cabrera made $3.1 million and would have been eligible for salary arbitration. The Braves had until Dec. 2 to offer a 2011 contract and could have traded him before then.

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