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He went on to put up solid numbers for the Pirates and he entered the offseason arbitration eligible.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the midnight deadline on Monday, Pittsburgh signed Grilli to a one-year contract for the 2012 season. The deal is reported to be worth $1.1 million.<\/p>\n<p>Grilli, 35, went 2-1 with one save &#8211;his third of his career and first in the Majors since 2009 &#8212; and a 2.48 ERA in 28 relief appearances with the Pirates in 2011, striking out 37 batters in 32.2 innings of work.<\/p>\n<p>Grilli\u2019s first save on September 24 was even more special because of who was in the stands that night. His father, Steve, who pitched in the Majors in the late 70\u2019s, was at PNC Park. Jason\u2019s biggest fan got to relish in the special moment, especially after taking care of him when he was recovering from surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s my best friend,\u201c Grilli said in the clubhouse after notching the save. \u201cHe was there with me, my wife couldn\u2019t lift me up. My dad was the one that was picking me up and putting me in the shower, helping me get dressed. For him to be here for this, it\u2019s pretty fitting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving the mindset that I\u2019ve had, I can\u2019t describe it. Just coming back from everything I\u2019ve been through. I just saw my Dad out there and he goes, \u2018You\u2019re backing up everything you\u2019ve said.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But the save wasn\u2019t the only first he established with Pittsburgh since 2009. Grilli picked up his first Major League win since August 27, 2009 after a brilliant performance, tossing 2.2 hitless frames with four strikeouts against the Brewers in August.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing back Grilli for the 2012 season provides the bucs \u2018pen, which\u00a0will once again be a\u00a0huge asset to the team, a veteran presence and an arm that can shutdown the late innings and hand the ball to closer Joel Hanrahan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was with Detroit and I was a middle inning guy, I was getting out of jams in the third, fourth and fifth inning, bases loaded, no outs and A-Rod\u2019s up,\u201c Grilli said during the final homestand at PNC Park. \u201cI go, \u2018If I\u2019m doing this now, who\u2019s to say I can\u2019t do what this guys doing?\u2019 Yes, we\u2019re a team but we compete against each other too. In a good way, you feed off [each other]. I want to do what this guys doing because when that starts happening, that\u2019s when winning things happen. I\u2019m just having a blast and I\u2019m relishing in the fact that I\u2019m getting a big role and a big opportunity no matter what inning it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grilli\u2019s great season earned him a contract for the 2012 season. He was charged with just two earned runs in his last 19 games (20.2 innings), dating back to August 11. During that time, Manager Clint Hurdle believed he was pitching the best he has ever in his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like [my career] started out as just a starter who might be considered a fourth or fifth starter, never really given 30 starts,&#8221; Grilli said in September. &#8220;Go over to Colorado and I\u2019m the sixth, seventh, sometimes eighth inning guy, wasn\u2019t really given that back end role. And now, I\u2019m pitching in the back end a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI go back to what [Hurdle] said, \u2018What do you want out of your career?\u2019 I asked myself that question ever since he did. I want everything out of it. For something that was taken away from me last year, I want everything out of it. I want my numbers to be what I think they can be.\u00a0 No matter if you\u2019re a Hall-of-Fame player, a first round pick, a guy who is a 50<sup>th<\/sup> round pick, the justification for me is I think I\u2019m reaching the point of how good I know I could be, and that I am, and believing in that. I think it\u2019s just translating on the field. I think it really stems from everything that I\u2019ve been through, the timeline, the adversity. I can\u2019t say enough about that. I probably have a book, if I started writing it all down. Seeing your life flash before your eyes, I\u2019m laying on the ground screaming and my legs ripped off. It\u2019s very fulfilling. I can\u2019t say enough. 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