wilkerson_rulz-06
01-08-2006, 09:27 AM
Whatever is in bold is important, we can't lose Soriano.
If we do, we'll have lost Wilky, Sledge Galaragga AND Soriano.
from mlb.com
Salary arbitration: Between now and Jan. 15, players eligible for salary arbitration can file for third-party assistance through the Major League Players Association.
As of Saturday, there were 113 eligible players, including 2005 All-Stars Brian Roberts (Orioles), Mark Teixeira (Rangers), Dontrelle Willis (Marlins), Brad Lidge (Astros) and Alfonso Soriano (Nationals).
Players with at least three years of MLB experience and are not "officially" signed for the 2006 season or beyond, exchange salary arbitration figures with their respective clubs on Jan. 18 and can continue to negotiate until their pre-assigned hearing begins. Salary arbitration hearings are held from Feb. 1-21, but seldom do they actually occur.
Just three cases went to hearings in 2005, the fewest since arbitration began in 1974. The previous low was five -- in 1997 and again in 2002. Owners lead the players 265-198 overall and won two of the three cases last year, running their "winning" streak to nine consecutive years.
Twins pitcher Kyle Lohse was the lone player to win, receiving $2.4 million instead of the team's $2.15 million offer. The right-handed starter is eligible again this year.
Avoiding salary arbitration can be expensive. Cincinnati outfielder Adam Dunn received the steepest raise in '05, a 934-percent hike from $445,000 to $4.6 million. Colorado pitcher Jason Jennings was just behind, getting a 929-percent raise, from $340,000 to an average of $3.5 million in a two-year contract.
Salary arbitration became part of the baseball dictionary in the 1973 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the owners and players. The owners prevailed in 16 of the 29 salary arbitration cases in '74, although all the affected players received raises.
The system was tweaked three years later due to free agency. Players with between three and six years of MLB service, plus the most senior 17 percent of those with between two and three years, are eligible for salary arbitration. Players not eligible must ultimately either accept the club's last offer or have his contract renewed at whatever salary the club specifies.
If we do, we'll have lost Wilky, Sledge Galaragga AND Soriano.
from mlb.com
Salary arbitration: Between now and Jan. 15, players eligible for salary arbitration can file for third-party assistance through the Major League Players Association.
As of Saturday, there were 113 eligible players, including 2005 All-Stars Brian Roberts (Orioles), Mark Teixeira (Rangers), Dontrelle Willis (Marlins), Brad Lidge (Astros) and Alfonso Soriano (Nationals).
Players with at least three years of MLB experience and are not "officially" signed for the 2006 season or beyond, exchange salary arbitration figures with their respective clubs on Jan. 18 and can continue to negotiate until their pre-assigned hearing begins. Salary arbitration hearings are held from Feb. 1-21, but seldom do they actually occur.
Just three cases went to hearings in 2005, the fewest since arbitration began in 1974. The previous low was five -- in 1997 and again in 2002. Owners lead the players 265-198 overall and won two of the three cases last year, running their "winning" streak to nine consecutive years.
Twins pitcher Kyle Lohse was the lone player to win, receiving $2.4 million instead of the team's $2.15 million offer. The right-handed starter is eligible again this year.
Avoiding salary arbitration can be expensive. Cincinnati outfielder Adam Dunn received the steepest raise in '05, a 934-percent hike from $445,000 to $4.6 million. Colorado pitcher Jason Jennings was just behind, getting a 929-percent raise, from $340,000 to an average of $3.5 million in a two-year contract.
Salary arbitration became part of the baseball dictionary in the 1973 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the owners and players. The owners prevailed in 16 of the 29 salary arbitration cases in '74, although all the affected players received raises.
The system was tweaked three years later due to free agency. Players with between three and six years of MLB service, plus the most senior 17 percent of those with between two and three years, are eligible for salary arbitration. Players not eligible must ultimately either accept the club's last offer or have his contract renewed at whatever salary the club specifies.