The Cincinnati Reds have signed outfielder Ryan Ludwick to a one-year deal that includes a mutual option for 2013, Ken R0senthal of FOXSports.com reports.

Ludwick will earn a base salary of $2.5mm with a possible $500k in incentives.

Ludwick posted a .237 avg while hitting 13 home runs for the Padres and Pirates last season, while he earned $6.775mm.

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