Braves win arbitration case against Fried

ATLANTA — Starting pitcher Max Fried nonetheless might obtain the contract extension many Braves followers have clamored for. But the left-hander is slated to make much less cash than he had hoped this 12 months.

Fried misplaced a wage arbitration listening to held Friday to find out whether or not his 2023 wage could be the Braves’ supply of $13.5 million or his request of $15 million.

Even with the ruling going within the membership’s favor, the Braves’ Opening Day payroll is predicted to be above the primary threshold of the Competitive Balance Tax.

Fried, 29, has skilled an arbitration listening to every of the previous two years. He gained his 2022 case, when an arbitrator awarded him his $6.85 million request as an alternative of the Braves’ $6.6 million supply.

Fried completed second in balloting for the 2022 NL Cy Young Award. He was a key cause the Braves loved their first 100-win season since 2003 and captured a fifth consecutive NL East crown. Fried ranked third within the NL in ERA (2.48), ERA+ (164) and fielding impartial pitching (2.70).