Players Avoiding Arbitration: Thursday

As of Thursday morning, there were just 14 players with unsettled arbitration cases (per MLBTR’s Arb Tracker). While some of the remaining cases figure to end in an arbitration hearing, there will still be a few more settlements to avoid that outcome. We’ll keep track of today’s minor settlements in this post, with all projections coming courtesy of MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz…

• The Giants and third baseman Casey McGehee have settled on a $4.8MM salary for the 2015 season, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Acquired in an offseason trade with the Marlins, McGehee filed for a $5.4MM salary after a nice comeback season in Miami, while the Giants countered at $4MM. Both of those figures — and McGehee’s eventual salary — trumped his $3.5MM projection handily. Though the 32-year-old showed little power (four homers, .070 ISO), he totaled a roughly league-average slash line of .287/.355/.357, collecting 691 plate appearances and 76 RBIs. The durability and RBI total likely served him well in arbitration — a process that values each of those elements quite highly. McGehee, a client of Meister Sports Management, will be eligible for free agency next winter.