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Players To Avoid Arbitration: Monday

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | January 17, 2011 at 10:38pm CDT

Teams and players exchange arbitration figures tomorrow if they haven't already come to terms for 2011. That means plenty of players will likely avoid arbitration today. We'll keep track of them all right here and with our Arbitration Tracker; the latest updates are at the top of this post:

  • The Blue Jays avoided arbitration with Shawn Camp, agreeing to a one-year, $2.25MM deal, according to MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm (on Twitter).
  • The Tigers avoided arbitration with Armando Galarraga by agreeing to a one-year, $2.3MM deal, tweets Jon Heyman of SI.
  • The Orioles and Jim Johnson have agreed to a one-year, $975K deal, according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Baltimore Sun.
  • The Blue Jays have reached agreement on a one-year, $830K deal with Jesse Litsch, according to Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star (Twitter links).
  • The Indians have avoided arbitration with Asdrubal Cabrera, agreeing to a one-year deal, according to the team's Twitter feed.  The deal is worth $2.025MM, according to the Associated Press.
  • The Marlins have agreed to terms one-year deals with Leo Nunez and Edward Mujica, according to Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post (via Twitter).  Nunez will earn $3.65MM, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com tweets.  Meanwhile, Mujica will make $800K according to Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel (via Twitter).
  • The Blue Jays and Casey Janssen have agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.095MM, according to the Associated Press.
  • The Rays and B.J. Upton avoided arbitration, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $4.825MM, according to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times (Twitter links).
  • The Nationals avoided arbitration with John Lannan, agreeing to a one-year, $2.75MM deal, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post.
  • The Rockies and Matt Lindstrom agreed to a two-year deal.
  • The Royals avoided arbitration with Robinson Tejeda, agreeing to a one-year contract, the team announced. It's worth $1.55MM, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star (on Twitter). The deal leaves Billy Butler and Kyle Davies as Kansas City's remaining unsigned arbitration eligible players.
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  1. Daniel Wesley

    14 years ago

    I hope they’re working out a longer term deal with Billy, hopefully buying out at least one year of his free agency. People sometimes forget the kid is only 24 and hit a combined .310/.375/.481 the past two seasons.

    Reply
    • Daniel Wesley

      14 years ago

      Well, he’ll be 25 two weeks after Opening Day, but still, he’s got plenty of room to grow and I don’t think he’s close to hitting his ceiling.

      Reply
  2. Revive85

    14 years ago

    I think a long term deal (3-5 years) with Butler is coming soon but perhaps not until after we see how the Kila monster plays this year.

    Reply
  3. SpaldingBalls

    14 years ago

    espnchicago.com is reporting the Nationals have acquired Tom Gorzellany

    Reply
  4. Lunchbox45

    14 years ago

    I think the Jays streak is coming to an end!

    Reply
  5. optionn

    14 years ago

    I don’t get the attraction of BJ Upton. The guy batted 237 last year and 241 the year before. He had one good year in 2007. The arbitration process sure does give players healthy salaries.

    Reply
  6. myname_989

    14 years ago

    The Phillies need to avoid arbitration with Kyle Kendrick before he becomes the most overpaid, Super Two – long reliever ever. Ugh, this guy…

    Reply
    • fred

      14 years ago

      he should have been non tendered he stinks shouldnt have a job. worley showed enough to be the numbe 5 hes also going to about a million cheaper than that bum

      Reply
    • fred

      14 years ago

      he should have been non tendered he stinks shouldnt have a job. worley showed enough to be the numbe 5 hes also going to about a million cheaper than that bum

      Reply
  7. bobraines

    14 years ago

    when i try to use arb-tracker, and set the filter for a specific team, it switches to 2012. Any reason for that?

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      14 years ago

      the world is ending.

      Reply
  8. Patrick OKennedy

    14 years ago

    Great to see Armando sign with the Tigers. There was some speculation that they’d cut him loose if he didn’t make the rotation. $ 2.3 mil is a bit much for a long reliever, but the Tigers need the depth in the rotation with Penny’s health history, and Coke’s uncertainty transitioning to the bullpen, not to mention a lack of depth in the system for starting pitchers.

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    • Pawsdeep

      14 years ago

      I agree. You can never have too much pitching and if Armando is our 6th man waiting in the wings it takes pressure off knowing you can account for an injury. It also gives them an out if Coke needs to go back to the bullpen and at worst it gives the Tigers an excellent option for spot starts and long relief. Keeping him was a great idea.

      Reply
  9. MetsEventually

    14 years ago

    So, can someone explain some things to me? If the team does not sign the player, what happens?

    Reply
    • Lunchbox45

      14 years ago

      you mean if the team walks away from the arbitration settlement?

      Reply
    • myname_989

      14 years ago

      Yeah, there is no “not signing” a player now. If a player was offered arbitration, they have a few options. They can either agree to a conctract before the deadline, which is the equivalent of “avoiding arbitration.” The other option is for both sides (player and team) to submit what they believe is fair value for 2011, and an arbitrator will review several factors and determine the player’s salary, somewhere between both offered figures. So, for example, if the Phillies’ salary figure for Kendrick’s arbitration hearing is 900k, and Kendrick’s agent suggests he’s worth about $2 million, the arbitrator will review Kendrick’s track record, last year’s performance, etc., and probably settle for around $1.5 million.

      Those aren’t actual numbers, but that’s how the process works. Either way, any player who’s been offered arbitration will be on said team in 2011, unless they are traded.

      Reply
      • MetsEventually

        14 years ago

        Ok, completely get it now. Thank you!

        Reply
  10. Motor_City_Bombshell

    14 years ago

    Gally got too much!! I mean, no offense to the guy, but he seriously wasn’t even worth $2MM. I was expecting something in the $1.5MM range, the deal is equivalent to what Jeremy Bonderman got in his first arbitration deal, but I still don’t understand…

    Reply
    • Pawsdeep

      14 years ago

      No such thing as too much pitching. He did get a bit too much IMO but having him makes too much sense to whine about an extra million. An injury or making coke go back to the bullpen immediately males his contract worth it’s weight in gold and at worst he becomes a spot starter/long relief man and if that all he does I won’t be upset with his salary. An overpay, agreed, but I believe it was a very wise decision.

      Reply
  11. j6takish

    14 years ago

    Sorry about the perfect game, heres an extra million =/

    Reply

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