Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Max Scherzer delivers a pitch to the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning of an exhibition baseball game Friday, April 2, 2010, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

By LARRY LAGE / AP Sports Writer

The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year, $6,725,000 contract with right-hander Max Scherzer and avoided salary arbitration.

Scherzer, a former La Crosse Loggers pitcher, was 16-7 last season with a 3.74 and struck out 231, a total that trailed only teammate Justin Verlander. He was 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA in the postseason, helping Detroit reach the World Series.

The Tigers acquired Scherzer after the 2009 season from Arizona as part of a three-team trade that sent Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees and Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks. They also acquired Austin Jackson and Phil Coke in the deal. Scherzer has had a winning record in each of his three seasons with the Tigers and is 52-42 in his career.