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Nationals Win Arbitration Hearing Against Bruney

By Mike Axisa | February 17, 2010 at 12:12pm CDT

WEDNESDAY, 12:12pm: The Nationals won their hearing against Bruney, reports the AP.  He'll be paid $1.5MM, saving the team $350K over his request.

TUESDAY, 5:13pm: The Nationals and reliever Brian Bruney were unable to come to an agreement on a contract for 2010, so the two sides went to an arbitration hearing today according to the AP (via The Miami Herald). Bruney filed for $1.85MM, the team $1.5MM.

Bruney, who turns 28 tomorrow, was acquired from the Yankees in December for the rights to the first overall pick in the Rule 5 Draft. He posted a 3.92 ERA with an 8.3 K/9 in 39 innings last year, battling elbow trouble in the first half. Bruney's fastball routinely sits in the mid-90's, but he often doesn't know where it's going (6.2 BB/9) and has trouble staying on the field (three DL trips since 2008).

The Nationals only other remaining arbitration case is lefty Sean Burnett, who filed for $925K. The team countered with $775K.

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9 Comments

  1. Edward

    16 years ago

    Why can teams trade rule 5 draft picks but not rule 4 picks?

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    • Mike Axisa 2

      16 years ago

      They didn’t actually trade the pick. They traded a PTBNL, the Yanks told the Nats who to pick, and he became the PTBNL.

      Reply
      • Guest 1640

        16 years ago

        Yeah I have no problem taking Jamie Hoffman back.

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      • WolandJR

        16 years ago

        A player selected in the rule 5 and then traded is not subject to the same rules as a player that is selected in the rule 5 and kept, right? E.g. if the Yanks want to send Hoffman down, they don’t need to offer him back to the Dodgers.

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        • Mike Axisa 2

          16 years ago

          No, the Rule 5 Draft rules still apply. He has to stick all year.

          Reply
  2. Utley4God

    16 years ago

    Seems like it’d be easy to hit midpoints on these two without arb hearings

    Reply
  3. Comment_and_Chill

    16 years ago

    well the nats just saved 350K lol

    Reply
  4. HABSPatsNatsFan

    16 years ago

    Way to Nickel-and-Dime a newcomer !!!!! 350K is a spit in the bucket compared to what they wasted on Kearns, DYoung, K Wells, Jorge Sosa et al. last year…. Come on Nats ! Show some CLASS !

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    • JerseyJohn32190

      16 years ago

      Ya, stop trying to maximize your profits like any other business does and show some class!

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