2010 MLB Arbitration Tracker
The deadline for offering salary arbitration to impending free agents is midnight tonight. Here are the latest decisions.
| Player | Team | Type | Arb? | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bay | Red Sox | A | YES | *** |
| Doug Davis | Diamondbacks | B | NO | *** |
| Mark DeRosa | Cardinals | B | YES | *** |
| Justin Duchscherer | Athletics | B | YES | *** |
| Chone Figgins | Angels | A | YES | *** |
| Troy Glaus | Cardinals | B | NO | *** |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Angels | B | NO | *** |
| Matt Holliday | Cardinals | A | YES | *** |
| John Lackey | Angels | A | YES | *** |
| Darren Oliver | Angels | A | NO | *** |
| Joel Pineiro | Cardinals | B | YES | *** |
| Brian Shouse | Rays | B | YES | *** |
| Billy Wagner | Red Sox | A | YES | *** |
| Gregg Zaun | Rays | B | YES | *** |
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brewers offer nobody and braves don't offer laroche or soriano
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 6:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
okay Omar, do this
sign Kiko, maybe Pettite and maybe Wolf. BUt you know what will happen? Torrealba, 3/36
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Dec 1, 2009 6:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pettite is a lost cause
i get the feeling he’ll retire if the Yanks don’t resign him
by KeithsMoustache on Dec 1, 2009 6:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Petite’s too old and not doing Steroids anymore. No reason to sign him.
"So basically, the Stats make no sense whatsoever."
by WebBard on Dec 1, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe the dodgers didn't offer Wolf arbitration...Wolf on a one year deal seemed like a no-brainer.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Schmidtxc on Dec 1, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I still don't understand arbitration so much
I understand the general concept, but can someone explain to me what this whole thread is for?
A "Zeile" for avoiding outs
by metsguy234 on Dec 1, 2009 6:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This thread is just a list of type a/b free agents
and whether they’ve been offered arbitration. What about arbitration don’t you understand?
by Gina on Dec 1, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe..
arbitration, and these rankings, are in place to refund, if you will, the team who offers arbitration to a free agent if that player chooses to sign elsewhere. The refund is in the form of draft picks, either a first round pick for a type A free agent or a pick in between the first and second rounds for a type B free agent. The rankings are bestowed on all ML players at the end of the year based on the players performance at their position. When players reach the majors, their arbitration clock starts and they go through two types of arbitration. After 3 years of making near league minimum, a players salary starts to rise over each of the next 3 years or the player can be non-tendered (not offered a contract, let go). Following those 3 years, so after 6 years of MLB service time (or 7 for late-call ups like Murphy would), the player is considered a free agent and is free to sign with any team. After that, the players status is dependent upon the contract signed; but every time the player is to become a free agent, the team he was playing for can offer him arbitration – a guaranteed one year contract at a rate that is either agreed upon by the player and team or by an independent arbitrator if an agreement can’t be reached. A team wants to do this with players it intends to keep around (Holliday and the Cards) or if the team knows that player isn’t coming back (Scutaro and the Jays), but would choose to not do this if the player is an injury risk for next year (Delgado and the Mets), is in a decline phase (Delgado, again), or is line to make significantly less than they would through arbitration.
by astromets on Dec 1, 2009 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Just read
Mets offer no one arbitration
by scott from peekskill on Dec 1, 2009 6:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Good...every one of our guys would have been stupid to refuse it.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Schmidtxc on Dec 1, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Justin Duchscherer was offered arbitration by the A's
He’s a Type-B free agent, and a potentially interesting one at that.
by Eric Simon on Dec 1, 2009 7:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Updates:
Red Sox offer arbitration to Bay, Wagner (both Type-As)
Mariners offer arbitration to Beltre, decline on Bedard (both Type-Bs)
by Eric Simon on Dec 1, 2009 7:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Soooo
Why didn’t the Mets offer Tatis arb? Seems kinda foolish. Its not like if he accepted it would have been a huge commitment, or he’d have been any more likely to accept as a Type B. Also, too bad Schneider just missed out on the Type B cutoff, I remember looking at it in September and he was ranked, woulda been nice to snag a pick when the Phils signed him today.
"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet
What a fool I was to defy him"
-HST
by Mark Himmelstein on Dec 1, 2009 7:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This should be up at MLB Daily Dish.
MLB Daily Dish > http://www.mlbdailydish.com
by nelsonc on Dec 1, 2009 7:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow
I’m fairly amazed that the Dodgers didn’t offer arb for Wolf or Hudson. There’s no chance they’d accept, and it wouldn’t be a problem even if they did.
by danielj on Dec 1, 2009 7:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure there's no chance they'd accept
But the Dodgers are apparently having issues with their ownership because the divorce so that could be affecting them financially.
by Gina on Dec 1, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also does anyone else feel like way too many middling
relievers are type A’s?
by Gina on Dec 1, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The current ranking system
really screws over relief pitchers. In what kind of wacky system is LaTroy Hawkins on the same level as Matt Holliday?
by FlashFlood on Dec 1, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
More offers/declinations:
Cardinals:
Holliday (A) – YES
DeRosa (B) – YES
Pineiro (B) – YES
Glaus (B) – NO
Rays:
Zaun (B) – YES
Shouse (B) – YES
Springer (B) – NO
by Eric Simon on Dec 1, 2009 8:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Actually
Springer is still up in the air.
by Eric Simon on Dec 1, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So did Oliver's value just go way up or what!
by astromets on Dec 1, 2009 9:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm real happy for the guy
He deserved a better contract last offseason but the type A status killed the market for him. I’m glad that he should be getting a contract closer his actual value.
the number one issue facing the Mets is finding that one guy who’s going to say "get on my shoulders and ride me to the championship."
by Sokojoe on Dec 1, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Zaun
MLB Trade Rumors says the Mariners are interested in Zaun. Aside from the Griffey nonsense, they’ve become one of the smartest teams in the game. If the Mets simply offered $1 more to every guy the Mariners are linked to, we’d probably have a better offseason.
by danielj on Dec 1, 2009 9:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I liked the Griffey move.
He sucked, but ending his career in seattle was the right thing for that team. They were improved, but it’s not as if the Griffey move was the blunder that kept them from contending.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
by Schmidtxc on Dec 1, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going off the beaten path ....
…. so don’t kill me. Trying to think outside the box a little. I’ve always liked Melvin Mora, who in 2008 hit 23 HRs and knocked in 104 RBIs, because of his ability to play a number of different positions decently while provide some pop at the plate. Tonight I saw on MLB TV Hot Stove report that Mora is marketing himself as that type of player again instead of solely a third baseman. He can probably be had relatively cheaply given the poor year he had last year. We can platoon him at 1B with Murphy or play him in LF with Pagan. He can pretty much play every position accept catcher, pitcher and maybe 2B (I’ve never known Melvin to play there). He certainly would improve our bench drastically.
The other player I think we should consider is Brett Myers. Yes, I know he’s a wife-beater, but so was (allegedly) Wally Backman and we took him back with open arms. Myers’ wife is still with him and supports him when she could have easily divorced him and taken half his earnings. I think he still has good stuff (92-95 mph) and a good to great 12-6 curve ball. He would probably benefit from pitching in Citi Field since he’s more of a fly ball pitcher. And I think he would really get up for pitching against the Phillies. He also could be gotten on the cheap given his past off the field problems and recent injuries. I think he was healthy at the end of this past year.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
by The Glider on Dec 1, 2009 11:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm down with Melvin Mora
"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09
by cjmulrain on Dec 1, 2009 11:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rich Harden and Miguel Tejada
both names to look at.
Tejada could help with our shortstop and first base situations. I don’t see a lot of major payroll teams giving him a full starting job at short, so maybe if he can get guaranteed time at first with some time at short as well he’d take a deal. I think if the Mets give hima 2 year $12 million deal he’d take it. I know he has never played first before but hopefully he’s willing to adjust.
Harden would also be good if we have enough depth in the minors to support him like Livan and Niese.
by METSMETSMETS on Dec 1, 2009 11:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
MelMo looks done to me.
He’s been a below average hitter 3 of the last 4 years, and last year he couldn’t hit a lick. He’ll be 38 years old next year, which is about 90 in human years. It’s been a good run, but it looks like it’s over.
by SeanSchirmer on Dec 2, 2009 1:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs























