BASEBALL : Bosio, Mariners Agree on Four-Year Contract

Free agent Chris Bosio and the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday agreed on a four-year contract worth more than $14 million.

Both sides have agreed on the money, sources familiar with the negotiations said, and were finalizing the contract details. The deal is expected to be announced today.

Bosio, 29, had a 3.62 earned-run average and 16-6 record with the Milwaukee Brewers last season and set a club record with 10 consecutive victories. The Mariners had the American League’s worst record at 64-98, and their 4.55 team earned-run average was the second-worst in the league.

The New York Yankees pulled their offer to free agent Barry Bonds off the table as the sides got stuck on whether the deal would be for five years or six.

In addition to Bonds, the National League’s most valuable player, the Yankees are actively pursuing Greg Maddux, the NL’s Cy Young winner.

The Yankees were said to have made an offer to Bonds of about $35 million for five years, but that Bonds’ agent wanted a six-year deal for about $42 million.

Alan Trammell will stay with the Detroit Tigers for at least one more season. The 34-year-old shortstop agreed to a one-year contract worth $1.5 million, plus performance bonuses. The Tigers hold an option on Trammell for $2.4 million in 1994. Trammell has been with the Tigers for each of his 16 major league seasons.

Relief pitcher Roger Mason, who led the Pittsburgh Pirates in appearances last season, signed a one-year contract with the New York Mets. The 34-year-old right-hander had career highs with 65 appearances, five victories and eight saves for the Pirates. Mason, who will be paid $300,000, finished 5-7 with a 4.00 ERA. . . . Catcher Steve Lake and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a one-year contract worth $275,000. Lake, 35, appeared in 28 games and hit .245 for the Philadelphia Phillies last season. . . Jesse Barfield reportedly signed a one-year contract worth $1.7 million to play in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants.