The Dodgers and nine of their arbitration-eligible players will have to submit what they believe should be their salaries for the 2020 season by 9 am PST today. It’s usually by this time when both parties will agree on a deal, whether it be one year or multiple, so to not send the figures to a panel of arbitrators to decide in a hearing what the player is worth.
The Dodgers hadn’t taken a case to an arb hearing since February of 2007 when Joe Beimel sought a $1.25 million deal. The Dodgers ended up winning, compensating Beimel to the tune of $912,500 for the year. So, the likelihood of both parties (players and team) agreeing on a figure by the deadline is high.
Here’s a list of the nine arb-eligible players with MLB Trade Rumors estimated salary next to them. When the actual figure becomes public, it’ll appear to the right of the estimated value.
Joc Pederson $8.5MM
Kiké Hernandez $5.5MM/$5.9MM
Pedro Baez $3.3MM
Corey Seager $7.1MM/$7.6MM
Chris Taylor $5.0MM
Max Muncy $4.6MM
Ross Stripling $2.3MM/$2.1MM
Cody Bellinger $11.6MM/$11.5MM (New MLB record for 1st time arb-eligible players)
Julio Urias $1.7MM/$1M
It’s good to note that even if both parties don’t come to terms and set a hearing date (sometime in February), negotiations can continue up until the time of the hearing. It generally isn’t likely but still a possibility.