6:18pm: Blackmon will receive $7.3MM, Heyman tweets. Chatwood, meanwhile, lands closer to his projection at $4.4MM, per MLB.com’s Thomas Harding (via Twitter).
6:09pm: The Rockies have avoided arbitration with center fielder Charlie Blackmon, the team announced. Colorado also has struck a deal with righty Tyler Chatwood, wrapping up the team’s arb work for the winter.
Neither salary has been reported at this point, but both players are expected to command significant raises after strong season. MLBTR and contributor Matt Swartz project Blackmon at $9MM and Chatwood at $4.8MM. The former is in his second season of eligibility, with one more to go, while the latter will be a free agent after the 2017 season.
I’ve noticed alot of the mlbtr projected salaries are above what players are getting.
Yup, the machine seems a bit off this year for whatever reason.
Guess that means the machine is broken
Yes, the “machine” is broken…. Ever since the Angels went out and signed arguably the worst free agent ever.
Story of the whole offseason
Would love to have the Angels trade for him. Unfortunately he has to much personality to be an Angel.