CHICAGO � Pitcher Carlos Marmol and the Chicago Cubs have agreed on a one-year deal. The contract is worth $2.1 million, midway between the figures the sides exchanged in arbitration last month.

Chicago also agreed to a minor league contract with 38-year-old first baseman Kevin Millar. Millar hit .223 with seven homers and 29 RBIs for Toronto last year. He has spent 12 seasons in the majors, including Boston�s 2004 championship team. His uncle, Wayne Nordhagen, played for the Cubs in 1983.
Marmol was 2-4 with 15 saves and a 3.41 ERA in 79 relief appearances last year. He became the closer in August. Marmol sought a raise from $575,000 to $2.5 million and was offered $1.75 million.
Shortstop Ryan Theriot is the Cubs� last player in arbitration.