Dodgers, Taylor avoid arbitration with 2-year extension worth reported $13.4M

The Los Angeles Dodgers and utility man Chris Taylor have avoided arbitration by agreeing on a two-year contract, the team announced on Friday.

The deal will reportedly pay Taylor $13.4 million over the two seasons, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.

There were two seasons of arbitration eligibility remaining on the 29-year-old's contract before he was slated to hit free agency after the 2021 campaign. This extension buys out both of those years.

The former NLCS co-MVP earned regular playing time with the Dodgers in 2017, and he's been an above-average player ever since. Over the past three seasons, Taylor has hit .268/.340/.468 with 50 home runs and 34 stolen bases in 419 games while playing center field, left field, third base, second base, and shortstop.