Amalie Benjamin of the Boston Globe, reports that the Boston Red Sox have avoided salary arbitration by signing OF Jeremy Hermida to a one-year contract for $3.345 million. This agreement is below Hermida’s asking price of $3.85 million but higher than the Red Sox offer of $2.95 million.

The Red Sox acquired Hermida in November from the Florida Marlins.

Hermida, who is turning 26 this week, hit .259 with 13 home runs and 47 RBIs with the Marlins in 2009. You can see Hermida’s contract history and statistics here.