We are roughly 24 hours away from the deadline for teams to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players. The Dodgers got off to a head start in the decision-making process by releasing right-handed pitcher Tom Koehler, right-handed pitcher Erik Goeddel, and left-handed pitcher Zac Rosscup. Koehler was given his outright release while both Goeddel and Rosscup were designated for assignment and subsequently released after clearing waivers.

For those of you unfamiliar with the process, here is a quick explanation:

If teams tender a contract to their arbitration-eligible players, that means the teams have until January 11, 2019 to agree to a contract with these players. If the teams and players don’t agree to a contract, both sides exchange contract figures and meet with an arbitrator who will then determine which contract figure the player deserves. If teams do not tender a contract to their arbitration-eligible player, he becomes a free-agent. It is worth noting that a player is still subject to his service time requirements so while he would be free to sign with any team, if he does not complete at least 6-years of service time at the end of the 2019 season, he would go through the non-tender process again, this time with the team that signed him to play in 2019.

With the release of Koehler, Goeddel, and Rosscup, that leaves the Dodgers with 10 arbitration-eligible players. Those 10 are Pedro Baez, Tony Cingrani, Josh Fields, Yimi Garcia, Alex Wood, Enrique Hernandez, Joc Pederson, Yasiel Puig, Corey Seager, and Chris Taylor.

Here is a look at all the Dodgers that arbitration eligible this offseason and the projected salaries they will receive. The salary projections are courtesy of MLBTradeRumors.com.

Pedro Baez (Arb 2) – $1.8 million
Tony Cingrani (Arb 3) – $2.7 million
Josh Fields (Arb 4) – $2.8 million
Yimi Garcia (Arb 2) – $900 thousand
Alex Wood (Arb 3) – $9 million
Enrique Hernandez (Arb 2) – $3.2 million
Joc Pederson (Arb 2) – $4.2 million
Yasiel Puig (Arb 3) – $11.3 million
Corey Seager (Arb 1) – $2.6 million
Chris Taylor (Arb 1) – $3.2 million

Baez, Wood, Hernandez, Pederson, Puig, and Taylor were all key contributors in 2018 and are all expected to be tendered a contract. Seager, who missed most of the 2018 season, is also expected to be tendered a contract barring some shocking turn of events.

That leaves Cingrani, Fields, and Garcia. All 3 dealt with injuries during the season and are strong candidates to be non-tendered.

Cingrani, 29, was solid for the Dodgers in 2017 after being acquired from the Reds posting a 2.79 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and a 28/6 K/BB ratio in 19.1 innings but struggled this year posting a 4.76 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 36/6 K/BB ratio. However, a lot of Cingrani’s struggles are believed to be from the fact that he was pitching with an injured left shoulder.

Fields, 33, pitched well for the Dodgers in 2016 after being acquired from the Astros posting a 2.79 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, and a 22/8 K/BB ratio in 19.1 innings and followed that up by posting a 2.84 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a 60/15 K/BB ratio in 57.0 innings. This year Fields still pitched solid posting a 2.20 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, and a 33/11 K/BB ratio in 41.0 innings but missed 2 months due to shoulder inflammation.

Garcia, 28, was once viewed as a promising reliever but hasn’t been right since missing most of the 2016 and 2017 seasons following Tommy John surgery. This year Garcia posted 5.64 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, and a 19/4 K/BB ratio in 22.1 innings and only threw 17.2 innings in the minors. He was also on the disabled list twice this season with elbow and forearm issues.

I expect Cingrani and Fields to be tendered contracts and Garcia to be non-tendered but I would not be surprised to see Cingrani and/or Fields non-tendered as well.

Eric Vrsalovich has covered for and owned Dodgers-LowDown since 2013. Follow @EricVrsalovich and @DodgersLowDown on Twitter for more.