UPDATE: Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times and J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group have both confirmed Bob Nightengale’s report.
The Dodgers have indeed agreed to a one-year, $875,000 contract with Scott Alexander to avoid arbitration, as @BNightengale reported. Alexander went on the IL in June w/forearm inflammation and missed the rest of the season. He underwent a nerve decompression procedure in Sept.
— Jorge Castillo (@jorgecastillo) December 2, 2019
Can confirm the Dodgers have avoided arbitration with Scott Alexander, who’s looking to rebound from injuries in 2020. I’m told his contract is fully guaranteed, unlike most contracts for arb-eligible players.
— J.P. Hoornstra (@jphoornstra) December 2, 2019
ORIGINAL POST: On the eve of the deadline for all major league teams to decide whether to tender or non-tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players, the Dodgers have reportedly elected to avoid the process with one of their arbitration-eligible players.
The #Dodgers bringing back reliever Scott Alexander on one- year, $875,000 deal
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 2, 2019
Bob Nightengale of USA Today is reporting that the Dodgers have agreed to a 1-year, $875,000 deal with left-handed reliever Scott Alexander.
Alexander, who made $575,000 in 2019, is entering his first year of arbitration and was projected to receive a $1 million deal according to MLBTradeRumors.com.
Alexander, 30, went 3-2 with a 3.63 ERA, 5.06 FIP, 1.39 WHIP, and a 9/7 K/BB ratio in 17.1 innings this past season. He missed a significant portion of the season due to inflammation in his left forearm as well as a nerve issue in his left thumb. Alexander, who underwent surgery for the nerve issue in October, is expected to be 100% by spring training and is expected to compete for a bullpen spot.
The Dodgers now have 11 players that are arbitration-eligible that they will have to decide whether or not to tender a contract for 2020. Those 11 players are right-handed reliever Pedro Báez, right-handed reliever Yimi García, right-handed starter/reliever Ross Stripling, left-handed starter/reliever Julio Urías, catcher Austin Barnes, infielder/outfielder Kiké Hernández, infielder Max Muncy, shortstop Corey Seager, infielder/outfielder Chris Taylor, first baseman/outfielder Cody Bellinger, and outfielder Joc Pederson.