Arraez loses to Marlins in arbitration, will get $10.6M instead of $12M
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Two-time batting champion Luis Arraez misplaced to the Miami Marlins in wage arbitration on Wednesday, failing in his try to win two years in a row.
Arraez was awarded the crew’s $10.6 million provide somewhat than his $12 million request. The determination was made by Keith Greenberg, Stephen Raymond and Richard McNeill, who heard arguments a day earlier.
Arraez gained the 2022 AL batting title for Minnesota, hitting .316 with eight homers and 49 RBIs, then was traded to Miami in January 2023 and gained in arbitration when a panel picked his $6.1 million request somewhat than the Marlins’ $5 million provide.
He captured the NL batting title final yr, setting profession highs with a .354 common, 10 homers and 69 RBIs.
Arraez, who turns 27 in April, is eligible without spending a dime company after the 2025 season.
Tampa Bay reliever Jason Adam additionally did not win two years in a row when a panel picked the Rays’ $2.7 million provide somewhat than his $3.25 million request on Tuesday.
Players lead 7-5 with three circumstances pending, involving Philadelphia third baseman Alec Bohm ($4 million vs. $3.4 million), Tampa Bay outfielder Harold Ramírez ($4.3 million vs. $3.8 million) and Miami left-hander Tanner Scott ($5.7 million vs. $5.15 million).
Ramírez went to a listening to for a second straight yr. Chris Cameron, Allen Ponak and Scott Buchheit heard arguments Wednesday and are anticipated to rule Thursday.
Ramírez gained final yr at $2.2 million, when the crew supplied $1.9 million, then set profession bests with a .313 common, 12 homers and 68 RBIs.
First baseman/outfielder Ryan O’Hearn and the Baltimore Orioles prevented an arbitration listening to once they agreed Wednesday to a $3.5 million, one-year contract. The settlement was on the midpoint of the $3.8 million O’Hearn requested for and the $3.2 million the Orioles supplied when the perimeters exchanged proposed salaries final month. The deal features a $7.5 million crew possibility for 2025, and the choice value would escalate by $500,000 every for enjoying in 120 and 150 video games this yr.
