Associated Press reports that 28 players with two-to-three years of service time are eligible for Major League Baseball salary arbitration. Blue Jays closer Louis Varland, Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages, and Rangers left-hander Jacob Latz are among those named. The cutoff was set at two years, 133 days, up from 140 days last offseason.
Boston right-hander Tyron Guerrero and Colorado outfielder Jordan Beck landed exactly at the two-year, 133-day mark, while Milwaukee right-hander Quinn Priester sat just outside at 2 years, 134 days. Philadelphia outfielder Johan Rojas fell short at 2 years, 131 days after an 80-game suspension and subsequent Tommy John surgery ended his season. The top 22% of players with at least two but less than three years of service time and at least 86 days of service this year qualify for arbitration.
Notable names include Spencer Arrighetti, Nathan Lukes, and Davis Schneider from Toronto; Jhony Brito and Benjamin Brown from San Diego and Chicago; and Slade Cecconi and Cooper Criswell from Cleveland and Seattle. The Major League Baseball collective bargaining agreement expires Dec. 1, with a management lockout expected, delaying salary exchanges and hearing schedules. Pete Crow-Armstrong agreed to a $115 million six-year deal in March, while Edouard Julien, Jared Koenig, and James Outman were removed from 40-man rosters.
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