The Milwaukee Brewers and right-hander Shaun Marcum agreed to a $3.95 million, one-year contract late Wednesday night on the eve of a scheduled salary arbitration hearing. The deal fell just short of the midpoint between Marcum's $5 million request and Milwaukee's $3 million offer. The 29-year-old, who made $850,000 last year, can make an additional $100,000 in performance bonuses. Marcum went 13-8 with a 3.64 ERA and 195 1/3 innings last season after returning from elbow ligament-replacement surgery. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6107299
