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Dec 22 (The Sports Xchange) - The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms with starting right-handed pitcher Phil Hughes on a new five-year contract extension Monday. Hughes, who originally signed a three-year contract last winter which would have paid him $8 million in both 2015 and 2016, will now earn $9.2 million in 2015, $9.2 million in 2016, $13.2 million in 2017, $13.2 million in 2018 and $13.2 million in 2019 in the restructured deal. Hughes, 28, had a 16-10 record and 3.52 ERA over 209 2/3 innings with 16 walks and 186 strikeouts in 32 starts in his first season in Minnesota last season. He set a major league record for highest strikeout-to-walk ratio at 11.63. He fell one out short in his final start to earn a $500,000 incentive bonus that he would have reached for pitching 210 innings. The Twins offered to let Hughes pitch in relief during the season's final weekend to earn the bonus, but he turned down the offer. Hughes' first seven seasons in the majors were with the New York Yankees. He has a career record of 72-60 and 4.32 ERA over 990 1/3 innings with 261 walks, 842 strikeouts and three complete games in 214 games (164 starts). - - - The Pittsburgh Pirates won the rights to negotiate with South Korean shortstop Jung-Ho Kang with the high bid of about $5 million. The bid was accepted by the Nexen Heroes, Kang's Korean Baseball Organization Club. Pursuant to the United States-Korean Player Contract Agreement, the Pirates have 30 days to sign the 27-year-old Kang to a contract. The Yonhap News Agency reported that the winning bid was $5,002,015. Kang hit .354 with 39 homers last season for the Nexen Heroes while being named the MVP of the Korean Baseball Organization. - - - The San Diego Padres reportedly are set to sign right-handed pitcher Josh Johnson to a one-year contract that could be worth $7.25 million. Johnson, 31 next month, will receive a $1 million base salary and could earn $6.25 million based on the number of starts he makes, Yahoo Sports reported. Johnson missed the 2014 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in April -- the second such surgery of his career. After spending his first eight seasons with the Florida/Miami Marlins, Johnson was 2-8 with a 6.20 ERA in 16 starts with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2013. - - - (Editing by Andrew Both)