PHOENIX -- Josh Reddick took some batting practice swings Sunday at the Oakland Athletics spring training camp and, the way the ball was jumping off his bat, it was hard to tell he had a troublesome wrist last season. Patrice Bergeron Bruins Jersey . The injury now behind him, Reddick and the Oakland Athletics avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $2.7 million, one-year contract Sunday. The 26-year-old outfielder had asked for $3.25 million when the sides swapped figures last month and had been offered $2 million. "Its a huge weight off my shoulders," Reddick said. "We battled with negotiations but I had all the confidence in the world that we werent going to make this a nasty court affair. They made it clear that they werent going to do that. From the get-go it was very comforting for me . happy to have that out of the way now and get back to playing ball." Reddick hit .226 with 12 homers and 56 RBIs in 114 games last year, when he went to the disabled list twice because of a sprained right wrist that required off-season surgery. He made $510,000. The As had hoped for more production. Acquired from Boston before the 2012 season, Reddick had 32 homers and 85 RBIs in his first season with Oakland, when he earned a Gold Glove. "More just piece of mind for him to get that out of the way," As manager Bob Melvin said. "You dont want to start camp with that weighing on your mind. It was going to get done, just glad it got done where both sides are happy with it and now he can just move on and start playing baseball." Melvin said Reddick looks a little stronger this season after putting on some additional pounds from weightlifting. Reddick regrets not taking care of his wrist earlier, when it first started to hurt. He said he should have gone on the disabled list right after the injury instead of resting it and then continuing to play. "Im not going to try to set any expectations, Im just going to try and put last year behind me," he said. "Try to get back to 2012 form." NOTES: Three of the new members of the As pitching staff threw their first bullpen sessions of spring training on Sunday, starting pitcher Scott Kazmir and relievers Jim Johnson and Luke Gregerson. . Melvin said reliever Sean Doolittle will throw a bullpen session on Monday as he returns from a minor calf injury. . OF Coco Crisp arrived at camp today ahead of veterans reporting day, which is Wednesday. . The As will donate $63,055 to the City of Phoenix on Feb. 27 before their spring training game against Milwaukee. Proceeds from the teams charity game that will benefit Kool Kids, a program that provides free swimming at select city pools for youth ages 17 and under. The As will also present Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton with a special plaque thanking the City of Phoenix for its 33-year partnership with the club which will end after this year when the team returns to Mesa for its spring training. David Krejci Bruins Jersey . - The Atlanta Falcons have signed former offensive lineman Gabe Carimi. Phil Esposito Authentic Jersey . 31 as the deadline to submit an Olympic hockey roster, the deadline has changed. After appeals from some top European countries - namely Russia, Sweden, Finland and Czech - over the past 24 hours, the National Hockey League, NHL Players Association and the IIHF agreed to move the date to Jan.The Montreal Canadiens have officially hit rock bottom. The Habs sit 15th in the Eastern Conference; dead last. With the exception of Max Pacioretty with 25 goals on the season, including six in his past seven games, there arent too many positives to take from this season. There is however, something to look forward to for the remainder of the campaign. The final 21 games will be a good indicator of which players should make up the core of this team going forward. Habs GM Pierre Gauthier, or whoever may hold the top job at seasons end, will need to use this time to prepare this team for the future. The Habs are back in action tonight when they visit the Capitals in Washington. The Caps have had their way with the Habs this season. They have shutout Montreal both times the teams have met. In their past six games against the Canadiens, Washington is 5-0-1. Unfortunately for the Capitals, their success against Montreal hasnt translated to success against the other teams in the league. The Capitalls are struggling, having lost three in a row. Marc Savard Jersey. Alex Ovechkin has only one goal in his last five games and his team is suffering because of it. To make matters worse, several players are at odds with head coach Dale Hunter and have been voicing their dissatisfaction. On the injury front, defenceman Andrei Markov is with the team on the three game road-trip. Markov has not been cleared for contact but did take part in the morning skate. He told reporters today that he hopes to be back in the lineup before seasons end. Mathieu Darche, who is battling the flu, is a no-go. He will be replaced by Petteri Nokkelainen who returns from injury. As for the Capitals, Niklas Backstrom is out with a concussion but Alexander Ovechkin will return after missing the last game with a lower body injury. In goal, Carey Price will start for Montreal while Michal Neuvirth will go for Washington. Gametime is at 7pm. You can follow me on twitter @tonymarinaro cheap jerseys from chinacheap jerseys ' ' '
