A large number of players avoided arbitration today, agreeing to contracts with their teams before the deadline to exchange dollar amounts offered and asked. Mookie Betts is the big winner so far, as he agreed to a $20 million contract for one year. Jacob deGrom came in second with $17 million, and Khris Davis third at $16.5 million. It helps to win a major award at a young age. All in all, seven players received contracts of $10 million or more.
We should see many more settlements as the hearings approach, as it usually is in the best interest of both the club and player to find a compromise. The arbitration hearings can be nasty.
from baseballmusings.com http://bit.ly/2TDnxXI
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