The Mets and RHP Ramon Ramirez avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $2.65 million contract.

Ramirez gets a nice raise from the $1.65 million salary that he earned in 2011 with the Giants while posting a 2.62 ERA and 66/26 K/BB ratio across 68 2/3 innings. He'll function as a setup man this year for New York.

According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the Giants are trying to trade either Ramon Ramirez or Jeremy Affeldt.

The Giants have a ton of money tied up in their bullpen right now, so they are looking to clear payroll space in order to upgrade in other areas. Affeldt's $5 million club option was picked up in October while Ramirez stands to make a little over $2 million in his final year of arbitration. The 30-year-old Ramirez is coming off a career-best season and would likely be easier to move.

Ramon Ramirez and Eli Whiteside were ejected in the sixth inning of Friday's game against the Phillies for their involvement in a benches-clearing brawl.

The whole incident got started when Ramirez hit Shane Victorino in the back with a pitch. Victorino began to walk toward Ramirez, which caused both benches to clear. The skirmish intensified after Whiteside attempted to tackle Placido Polanco. The scrum continued for quite some time, but eventually order was restored. Chris Stewart took Whiteside's place behind the plate while Jeremy Affeldt replaced Ramirez. Carlos Beltran was double-switched out of the game, which led to Cody Ross playing right field. Ramirez and Whiteside will both likely face suspensions and fines.

Giants and RHP Ramon Ramirez avoided arbitration Tuesday by agreeing to a one-year contract.

Financial terms aren't available at this time. Ramirez posted a nifty 0.67 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in 2010 after coming over in a deal with the Red Sox, but considering his 15/11 K/BB ratio, the numbers need to be taken with a grain of salt. He'll work the latter innings for the World Series champs again in 2011.

Giants acquired RHP Ramon Ramirez from the Red Sox for RHP Daniel Turpen.

Ramirez went 7-4 with a 2.84 ERA in 70 innings for the Red Sox in 2009 but regressed to a 4.43 ERA and 31/16 K/BB ratio in 42 innings this season. The truth about his ability lies somewhere in between, but Ramirez will undoubtedly benefit from a move to the NL West. He'll help setup Brian Wilson in a suddenly formidable bullpen.

A source tells Alex Speier of WEEI.com that a deal sending Ramon Ramirez to the Mets was "probably not going to happen at this point."

The source told Speier that the two sides had discussed different scenarios, some including Rod Barajas, some not. According to the report, negotiations were driven primarily by the Mets' interest in Ramirez. Either way, it appears talks fizzled last week.

Red Sox manager Terry Francona said that Ramon Ramirez (triceps tightness) could be available on Sunday.

Great news after the disabled list was discussed as a possibility after Ramirez was pulled from Saturday's game accompanied by a team trainer. "He showed up and actually wanted to go out and throw," said Francona. "I donƒ?Tt know that weƒ?Td use him tonight but I think that was really encouraging."

Ramon Ramirez was lifted from Saturday's game with an undisclosed injury.

He was led off the field accompanied by a team trainer, right after allowing a home run to Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira. The Red Sox have not said what exactly the injury is or whether it's serious.