John Maine avoided salary arbitration with the Mets on Friday by agreeing to a one-year, $2.6 million contract. The number is the midpoint of what Maine wanted, $3 million, and what New York was willing to give, $2.2 million. Maine was 10-8 with a 4.18 ERA in 25 starts and 140 innings last year, missing the final five weeks of the season because of a shoulder injury.