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Mariners Avoid Arbitration With Jean Segura

By Jeff Todd | January 12, 2017 at 10:44pm CDT

The Mariners have agreed to a $6.2MM salary to avoid arbitration with newly acquired shortstop Jean Segura, according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag (via Twitter). On the heels of his big 2016 season, Segura will earn $6.2MM.

Aug 15, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Jean Segura reacts after hitting a double against the New York Mets at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

That’s a healthy payday for the 26-year-old, who Seattle acquired in a significant trade earlier this winter. But it falls well shy of the $7.3MM projected by MLBTR’s arbitration model. Segura earned $2.6MM in 2016, his first year of arb eligibility.

Matt Swartz, who developed that model, had broken down Segura’s case before the news of the agreement came through (and before we had a chance to publish that analysis). It was difficult to value the infielder precisely, he notes, due to a lack of reasonably comparable players, though Segura’s projected salary seemed a bit lofty.

Arbitration pays best for counting statistics, and Segura fared quite well in that regard in 2016. He not only took 694 trips to the plate, but swatted twenty home runs and swiped 39 stolen bases in that span, while posting a .319 batting average and driving in 64 runs.

Recent middle-infield comps, such as Daniel Murphy and Ian Desmond, weren’t nearly as productive, so their respective ~$2.7MM raises seemed like floors. The most direct comp, perhaps, came from center fielder Lorenzo Cain, whose salary jumped by $3.78MM after he posted a .307 batting average with 16 home runs and 28 stolen bases in 2015. Swartz viewed that figure as something of a low-end estimate for Segura, given his bigger numbers.

As it turns out, though, Segura will fall just shy of Cain with a $3.6MM raise. Of course, negotiation and risk tolerance play a major role in the arbitration process, and it’s difficult to judge the matter without full knowledge of all the considerations.

Regardless, Seattle will be pleased to have Segura at this general price point. The team gave up two talented young players in Taijuan Walker and Ketel Marte to add his two years of control (along with Mitch Haniger and Zac Curtis), so the team surely has high expectations as the 2017 season draws near.

Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.

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  1. RiseAgainst3598

    8 years ago

    “Failed quite well”

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  2. davbee

    8 years ago

    Spell check must be a counting stat in arb.

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    • RiseAgainst3598

      8 years ago

      “Jeff todd will receive a $500k raise in arbitration, which falls well short of his projected $1.2”

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  3. johnnynoze

    8 years ago

    Wow as a Mariners fan I just got excited all over again by all of the comparables mentioned in this article.

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  4. whereslou

    8 years ago

    I hate reading this right before going to sleep. Now I am going to have Chone Figgins nightmares all night long. I am usually a glass half full type, but every so often with Dipoto I get the Figgins nightmares. I can see Segura stinking up Safeco and Walker and Marte both being perennial All Stars. Or maybe the Adam Jones trade even though that one was worse at least Bedard didn’t forget how to pitch he was hurt. Figgins just plain forgot how to play BB. It is nice to see 3 players you trade make the all stars and the one you get can’t finish a full year out of what was it 3 or 4? We have had some brilliant GMs hopefully Dipoto’s moves work for the most part. I will hate to see Gohara come back and kill us if Smyly doesn’t bounce back.

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    • Rob66

      8 years ago

      That was a different GM when Figgings was signed.

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    • NorahW

      8 years ago

      Dipoto doesn’t seem the type to hang onto his mistakes forever the way Jack Z did.

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    • harmony55

      8 years ago

      Chone Figgins was 32 years old when he played his first game for Seattle.

      Jean Segura will be barely 27 years old when he plays his first game for the Mariners.

      Segura should be entering his prime while Figgins was post-prime.

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    • miggypop44

      8 years ago

      there was a great article near the end of last season where Jean Segura credited working with Robinson Cano last offseason as the biggest reason for his breakout in 2016. now they are on the same squad in 2017, I’d feel at least a bit more confident that Segura can sustain it in 2017

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