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  • • Market For Maikel Franco “Heating Up”
    There hasn’t been much buzz centering on third baseman Maikel Franco since the Royals non-tendered him at the beginning of December, but his market is now “heating up,” according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. It’s unclear which teams are interested in Franco. MLBTR’s Matt Swartz projected in October that Franco would land anywhere from…...2021
  • • Indians Avoid Arbitration With Nick Wittgren
    The Indians and right-hander Nick Wittgren have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $2MM salary for the 2021 season, The Athletic’s Zack Meisel reports (Twitter link). The 29-year-old Wittgren was making his second of three trips through the arbitration process this winter.  MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected Wittgren to earn between $1.4MM-$2.2MM after the righty…...2020
  • • Royals Reportedly Expected To Non-Tender Maikel Franco
    The Royals are expected to non-tender third baseman Maikel Franco, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected Franco to earn between $4.5MM and $8MM in his final year of arbitration eligibility, but those figures were too rich for the Royals’ blood. Although he was a star prospect with the Phillies, Franco didn’t…...2020
  • • Pirates’ Steven Brault Has Drawn Trade Interest
    The Pirates have received calls from multiple teams regarding left-hander Steven Brault, Jon Morosi of MLB.com tweets. Given the state of the roster in Pittsburgh, it stands to reason that they’d be open to moving any player who is into his arbitration years, which Brault is as of this winter. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz’s 37-percent…...2020
  • • Latest On Ben Gamel
    The Brewers are declining their $2.55MM club option on outfielder Ben Gamel, reports Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter link). The 28-year-old remains eligible for arbitration, however, having accrued just three-plus years of MLB service. Arbitration figures are harder than ever to pin down this offseason thanks to the shortened season, but MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz…...2020
  • • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2021
    Matt Swartz has created a model to project salaries for arbitration eligible players, which we’ve been publishing at MLB Trade Rumors for ten years.  This winter, due to the pandemic and 60-game MLB season, there’s more uncertainty than ever with arbitration, as I explained here. In the baseball industry, teams and agents determine arbitration salaries…...2020
  • • Creative Playoff Expansion Can Get a Deal Done
    Dr. Matt Swartz is a Labor Economist who has researched and published on MLB labor markets for over a decade at websites including The Hardball Times, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus, as well as at MLB Trade Rumors. Matt created the arbitration salary projection model for MLB Trade Rumors, and co-created the SIERA pitching statistic available…...2020
  • • MLB Collective Bargaining and Risk Sharing
    Dr. Matt Swartz is a Labor Economist who has researched and published on MLB labor markets for over a decade at websites including The Hardball Times, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus, as well as at MLB Trade Rumors. Matt created the arbitration salary projection model for MLB Trade Rumors, and co-created the SIERA pitching statistic available…...2020
  • • Resolving This Player-Owner Dispute Should Be Easy
    Dr. Matt Swartz is a Labor Economist who has researched and published on MLB labor markets for over a decade at websites including The Hardball Times, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus, as well as at MLB Trade Rumors. Matt created the arbitration salary projection model for MLB Trade Rumors, and co-created the SIERA pitching statistic available…...2020
  • • Red Sox nearing deal with Kevin Pillar?
    The Red Sox are closing in on a contract with free agent outfielder Kevin Pillar, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.  Pillar, 31, was non-tendered by the Giants earlier in the winter after hitting .259/.287/.432 with a career-high 21 home runs in 2019. He’d been projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz to earn $9.7 million in arbitration. Pillar also swiped 14 bags — his fifth straight season with...2020

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  • • Cubs avoid arbitration with Kris Bryant
    The Cubs have avoided arbitration with third baseman/outfielder Kris Bryant, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com. He’ll earn $18.6M in 2020. That’s right on the projected valuation produced by the MLBTR/Matt Swartz model, which pegged Bryant at $18.5M. The model seemed to (and did) match up with the real-world situation, as Matt explained in a detailed look at Bryant’s case. It’s a nice raise on ...2020
  • • Angels avoid arbitration with catcher Max Stassi, settle at $800K
    The Angels and catcher Max Stassi have avoided arbitration with an $800K agreement, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. That’s the exact salary MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected for Stassi a few months back. Stassi didn’t hit much in 2019 with the Astros and Angels, the latter of whom acquired him at the July trade deadline, and he underwent hip surgery in September. Nevertheless, the cat...2020
  • • Tigers avoid arbitration with Michael Fulmer
    The Tigers announced that they have avoided arbitration with righty Michael Fulmer. He’ll earn $2.8M, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com tweets. It’s no surprise to see this agreement at that price point. Fulmer matches the $2.8M that MLBTR and Matt Swartz projected. Not coincidentally, it’s also the same amount he earned in a 2019 season in which he did not play. Fulmer, 26, sat out the just-completed ca...2020
  • • Astros avoid arbitration with Lance McCullers Jr.
    The Astros have avoided arbitration with righty Lance McCullers Jr., according to (Twitter links). He’ll receive $4.1 million. That’s just what MLBTR and Matt Swartz projected McCullers to earn. But it’d be disingenuous to claim credit for this one. The talented hurler missed the 2019 season, so he was clearly in line for a repeat salary. McCullers, 26, will be looking to return from Tommy John su...2019
  • • Cardinals avoid arbitration with Marcell Ozuna
    The Cardinals have agreed to avoid arbitration with outfielder Marcell Ozuna for a $12.25M salary. Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reported the agreement, with Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporting the terms. Ozuna had been projected by MLBTR and contributor Matt Swartz to earn a $13.4M salary for the 2019 season. He’ll check in a fair sight shy of that number in his final arbitration-e...2019
  • • Report: Padres agree to one-year deal with Robbie Erlin, avoid arbitration
    The Padres have avoided arbitration with southpaw Robbie Erlin by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $1.45M, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. That marks an $800K raise from last season’s $650K salary and checks in a fair bit north of Erlin’s projected $1.1M salary (per MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz). Erlin is represented by Sosnick, Cobbe and Karon. The 28-year-old Erlin was arbitration-eligible fo...2019
  • • Cleveland Indians, RHP Cody Anderson avoid arbitration
    The Indians announced today that they’ve avoided arbitration with right-hander Cody Anderson. He’ll take home a salary of $641,500 for the 2019 season, per Fancred’s Jon Heyman. The mark checks in shy of his $900K projection from MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz, in part due to the fact that Anderson was something of a unique case, having missed the prior two seasons due to injury. Now 28 years of ag...2018
  • • Report: Brewers avoid arbitration with Jimmy Nelson
    The Brewers have avoided arbitration with right-hander Jimmy Nelson by agreeing to a one-year contract for 2019, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Twitter link). Nelson will earn $3.7M in the deal, The Athletic’s Robert Murray tweets, which was Nelson’s salary from 2018 and the number that Haudricourt figured the righty would receive, given that Nelson missed all of l...2018
  • • Mets to tender Travis d’Arnaud, non-tender Wilmer Flores
    The Mets are slated to tender a contract to catcher Travis d’Arnaud, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports (Twitter links). Things are headed in the opposite direction, however, for infielder Wilmer Flores, who’ll be cut loose. It’s a bit of a surprise to see d’Arnaud receive a deal, as he has dealt with a bevy of injuries in recent seasons, most recently Tommy John surgery that wiped out most...2018
  • • White Sox reportedly shopping Avisail Garcia
    The White Sox are dangling outfielder Avisail Garcia in trade talks, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). If a taker isn’t found, says Feinsand, the club may end up simply non-tendering the 27-year-old. A key factor here is Garcia’s contract status. He’s projected by MLBTR and contributor Matt Swartz to earn a hefty $8.0M in his final season of arbitration eligibility. With no futur...2018

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  • • Indians Avoid Arbitration With Nick Wittgren
    The Indians and right-hander Nick Wittgren have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $2MM salary for the 2021 season, The Athletic’s Zack Meisel reports (Twitter link). The 29-year-old Wittgren was making his second of three trips through the arbitration process this winter.  MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected Wittgren to earn between $1.4MM-$2.2MM after the righty…...2020
  • • Creative Playoff Expansion Can Get a Deal Done
    Dr. Matt Swartz is a Labor Economist who has researched and published on MLB labor markets for over a decade at websites including The Hardball Times, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus, as well as at MLB Trade Rumors. Matt created the arbitration salary projection model for MLB Trade Rumors, and co-created the SIERA pitching statistic available…...2020
  • • MLB Collective Bargaining and Risk Sharing
    Dr. Matt Swartz is a Labor Economist who has researched and published on MLB labor markets for over a decade at websites including The Hardball Times, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus, as well as at MLB Trade Rumors. Matt created the arbitration salary projection model for MLB Trade Rumors, and co-created the SIERA pitching statistic available…...2020
  • • Resolving This Player-Owner Dispute Should Be Easy
    Dr. Matt Swartz is a Labor Economist who has researched and published on MLB labor markets for over a decade at websites including The Hardball Times, FanGraphs, and Baseball Prospectus, as well as at MLB Trade Rumors. Matt created the arbitration salary projection model for MLB Trade Rumors, and co-created the SIERA pitching statistic available…...2020
  • • Red Sox nearing deal with Kevin Pillar?
    The Red Sox are closing in on a contract with free agent outfielder Kevin Pillar, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.  Pillar, 31, was non-tendered by the Giants earlier in the winter after hitting .259/.287/.432 with a career-high 21 home runs in 2019. He’d been projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz to earn $9.7 million in arbitration. Pillar also swiped 14 bags — his fifth straight season with...2020
  • • J.T. Realmuto opens up about arbitration, contract talks with Phillies
    Phillies backstop J.T. Realmuto is pursuing a significant raise in his final season of arbitration eligibility. But the wage dispute is a pragmatic one, the star explained to reporters including Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer. There’s a sizable spread between what Realmuto is seeking and what the Philadelphia organization is defending, raising the possibility of a relatively high-stakes h...2020
  • • 2020 Arbitration Filing Numbers
    MLBTR’s Arbitration Tracker is the place to go to see the arbitration contracts agreed upon thus far, as well as the figures exchanged between teams and players that were not able to reach agreement before today’s deadline to swap salary positions. Matt Swartz’s arbitration projections are available here. After a busy day of dealmaking, 161 players (at last…...2020
  • • Dodgers avoid arbitration with Cody Bellinger, others
    The Dodgers have struck a record-breaking arbitration deal with outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times (via Twitter). Bellinger is said to have a $11.5 million pact, topping the previous high (Kris Bryant, $10.85 million) for a first-time arb-eligible player. Other top performers have also reached deals. Corey Seager will play at a $7.6 million salary...2020
  • • Seeking MLB Arbitration Expert For Paid Project
    As you may know, MLBTR has been publishing salary projections for arbitration eligible players for nine years, using an algorithm developed and maintained by economist Matt Swartz. The traditional method of projecting the proper salary for arbitration eligible players does not involve an algorithm, instead focusing on comparable players.  As we’re always seeking to improve…...2020
  • • Angels avoid arbitration with reliever Cam Bedrosian, settle at $2.8M
    The Angels and right-handed reliever Cam Bedrosian have avoided arbitration with a $2.8M settlement, per MLB reporter Robert Murray. That’s the same salary MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected for Bedrosian in October. At times, the 28-year-old Bedrosian has been a downright excellent late-game choice for the Angels since he made his major league debut in 2014. Bedrosian was at his best in 2016...2020

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  • • Red Sox nearing deal with Kevin Pillar?
    The Red Sox are closing in on a contract with free agent outfielder Kevin Pillar, tweets MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.  Pillar, 31, was non-tendered by the Giants earlier in the winter after hitting .259/.287/.432 with a career-high 21 home runs in 2019. He’d been projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz to earn $9.7 million in arbitration. Pillar also swiped 14 bags — his fifth straight season with...2020
  • • J.T. Realmuto opens up about arbitration, contract talks with Phillies
    Phillies backstop J.T. Realmuto is pursuing a significant raise in his final season of arbitration eligibility. But the wage dispute is a pragmatic one, the star explained to reporters including Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer. There’s a sizable spread between what Realmuto is seeking and what the Philadelphia organization is defending, raising the possibility of a relatively high-stakes h...2020
  • • Reds avoid arbitration with Trevor Bauer
    The Reds have worked out a deal with right-hander Trevor Bauer, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). He’ll pitch for $17.5M in 2020 rather than going to a third-straight hearing. The MLBTR/Matt Swartz model projected a beefier raise than the $4.5M that Bauer will ultimately receive. But as Matt explained recently in a detailed breakdown of Bauer’s case, the model’s predicted $5.6M r...2020
  • • Assessing the Los Angeles Dodgers' outlook this offseason
    MLBTR has published Offseason Outlooks for all 30 teams. Click here to read the other entries in this series. The 2019 season resulted in another NL West title but more playoff disappointment for the powerhouse Dodgers. Now, newly extended president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman is once again looking for ways to get the Dodgers their first World Series championship since 1988. Guaranteed ...2019
  • • Cleveland Indians, RHP Cody Anderson avoid arbitration
    The Indians announced today that they’ve avoided arbitration with right-hander Cody Anderson. He’ll take home a salary of $641,500 for the 2019 season, per Fancred’s Jon Heyman. The mark checks in shy of his $900K projection from MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz, in part due to the fact that Anderson was something of a unique case, having missed the prior two seasons due to injury. Now 28 years of ag...2018
  • • Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2019
    As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries. This is the eighth year we’ve done these projections, and I’m proud to present the results for 2019. Official service time and the Super Two cutoff are not yet known but will be added when available.  For…...2018
  • • 10 relievers lining up big first-time arbitration salaries
    We’ve already done this for position players and starters, so let’s check in on the relief arms. In this context, as MLBTR arb guru Matt Swartz teaches, we’re looking for innings, ERA, and saves or (to a lesser extent) holds. Swartz also frequently cites strikeouts as a factor in analyzing comparables.Now, to be sure, the “opener” concept and/or other contemporary baseball phenomena may one day le...2018
  • • 10 hitters lining up big first-time arbitration salaries
    No MLB team would evaluate a player based only upon his accumulation of traditional, outcome-oriented statistics. But one of the game’s primary mechanisms for determining compensation — the arbitration process — remains rooted in the kinds of numbers that once dominated the backs of baseball cards.On occasion, that disconnect can boost a player’s arb earning power beyond the valuation of his actua...2018
  • • 10 Starting Pitchers Lining Up Big First-Time Arbitration Salaries
    We checked in last night at some position players who have done a lot in 2018 to boost their earning capacity in their first trip through arbitration. Now, we’ll turn to the hurlers. Remember, as MLBTR arb guru Matt Swartz has divined, the touchstones for pitchers are innings, ERA, and accumulation of outcome-based stats — i.e.,…...2018
  • • Ten starting pitchers lining up big first-time arbitation salaries
    We checked in Monday night at some position players who have done a lot in 2018 to boost their earning capacity in their first trip through arbitration. Now, we’ll turn to the hurlers. Remember, as MLBTR arb guru Matt Swartz has divined, the touchstones for pitchers are innings, ERA, and accumulation of outcome-based stats — i.e., wins for starters. Swartz also frequently cites strikeouts as a fac...2018

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  • • Braves Claim Chase Whitley From Rays
    The Braves have claimed right-hander Chase Whitley off waivers from the Rays, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (on Twitter). Whitley was arbitration-eligible for the first time this offseason and was projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz to earn $1MM. Whitley, 28, tossed 57 1/3 innings this past season in his first full year back from…...2017
  • • Pirates Non-Tender Pedro Alvarez
    The Pirates announced that they have elected not to tender contracts to first baseman Pedro Alvarez and outfielder Jaff Decker for the 2016 season. The rest of the team’s arbitration eligible players, aside from Alvarez, have been tendered contracts. Alvarez had been projected to receive an $8.1MM salary next season, per MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz....2015
  • • Dodgers To Acquire Chris Heisey
    The Dodgers have agreed to acquire outfielder Chris Heisey from the Reds, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports on Twitter. Heisey, 29, is arb eligible and is projected by MLBTR/Matt Swartz to earn $2.2MM. Needless to say, given the Dodgers’ glut … ...2014
  • • Pirates Designate Jeff Locke For Assignment, Sign Lisalverto Bonilla
    The Pirates announced on Tuesday that they’ve designated left-hander Jeff Locke for assignment and signed right-hander Lisalverto Bonilla to a Major League contract. The 29-year-old Locke has long stood out as a non-tender candidate due to his recent struggles and his projected $4.2MM salary for the 2017 season (via MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz). [Related: Updated Pittsburgh…...2016
  • • Ken Giles Wins Arbitration Case Over Astros
    Reliever Ken Giles has won his arbitration case against the Astros, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports tweets. The Astros filed at $4.2MM, but Giles will take home the $4.6MM that he and his agent filed for instead. That salary falls $400K shy of the $5MM projected by MLBTR’s Matt Swartz, and represents a raise of…...2018
  • • Red Sox Avoid Arbitration With Rick Porcello
    The Red Sox have avoided arbitration with right-hander Rick Porcello with a $12.5MM agreement, WAPT’s Mike Perchick reports on Twitter. He lands just above the $12.2MM projection of MLBTR/Matt Swartz. Boston acquired Porcello in exchange for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes earlier … ...2015
  • • Angels, Max Stassi Avoid Arbitration
    The Angels and catcher Max Stassi have avoided arbitration with an $800K agreement, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets. That’s the exact salary MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected for Stassi a few months back. Stassi didn’t hit much in 2019 with the Astros and Angels, the latter of whom acquired him at the July trade deadline,…...2020
  • • Diamondbacks Non-Tender Welington Castillo, Rubby De La Rosa
    The Diamondbacks decided not to tender arbitration contracts to catcher Welington Castillo and righty Rubby De La Rosa, per a team announcement. The decision on Castillo, in particular, rates as a surprise; both will be available to the highest bidder on the open market. Castillo had been projected by MLBTR and contributor Matt Swartz to…...2016
  • • Rays, Chaz Roe Avoid Arbitration
    The Rays and reliever Chaz Roe have avoided arbitration with an agreement worth $2,185,200, Jeff Passan of ESPN tweets. That’s in line with the $2.2MM salary MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected at the outset of the offseason. The slider-heavy, right-handed Roe was a valuable member of the Rays’ bullpen over the previous two seasons. Most…...2020
  • • Angels, Cam Bedrosian Avoid Arbitration
    The Angels and right-handed reliever Cam Bedrosian have avoided arbitration with a $2.8MM settlement, Robert Murray reports. That’s the same salary MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected for Bedrosian in October. At times, the 28-year-old Bedrosian has been a downright excellent late-game choice for the Angels since he made his major league debut in 2014. Bedrosian…...2020
  • • Reds Avoid Arbitration With Trevor Bauer
    The Reds have worked out a deal with right-hander Trevor Bauer, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand (via Twitter). He’ll pitch for $17.5MM in 2020 rather than going to a third-straight hearing. The MLBTR/Matt Swartz model projected a beefier raise than the $4.5MM that Bauer will ultimately receive. But as Matt explained recently in a detailed breakdown…...2020
  • • Cardinals, Brandon Moss Avoid Arbitration
    The Cardinals and first baseman Brandon Moss have agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth $8.25MM in order to avoid an arbitration hearing, according to Jon Heyman (on Twitter). That figure exceeds his projected salary of $7.9MM (courtesy of MLBTR’s Matt Swartz) by about four percent. Moss is represented by ACES. St. Louis added Moss…...2016
  • • Quick Hits: Opt-Outs, Hoover, Gutierrez, Arozarena, Braves
    In a piece for the Hardball Times, Matt Swartz gives an in-depth explanation into the methodology he used when projecting the value of this offseason’s opt-out clauses here at MLBTR (links to Swartz’s valuations). As Swartz explains, the key to placing a dollar value on such a complex clause is in forecasting the extent to…...2016
  • • Astros Likely To Shop Mike Fiers
    With the deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players looming, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports that the Astros will “surely attempt to trade” right-hander Mike Fiers between now and that 8pm ET deadline on Friday. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected the 32-year-old Fiers to take home a $5.7MM salary in what would be…...2017

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  • • Rays avoid arbitration with reliever Chaz Roe, settle at $2.19M
    The Rays and reliever Chaz Roe have avoided arbitration with an agreement worth $2,185,200, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. That’s in line with the $2.2M salary MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected at the outset of the offseason. The slider-heavy, right-handed Roe was a valuable member of the Rays’ bullpen over the previous two seasons. Most recently, Roe put up a 4.08 ERA/3.31 FIP with 11.47...2020
  • • Angels avoid arbitration with catcher Max Stassi, settle at $800K
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  • • Nolan Arenado among unresolved 2019 arbitration cases
    Friday's arbitration deadline wasn’t a firm date for agreeing to terms. Rather, it was the end of the period to negotiate before submitting numbers for possible hearings. Negotiations can continue thereafter, but teams and players will now have to defend their submission numbers if they can’t bridge the gap before a hearing. Baseball arb panels simply pick one side’s number; that aspect of the pro...2019
  • • Brewers avoid arbitration with Erik Kratz
    The Brewers announced today that they have avoided arbitration with catcher Erik Kratz. The deal promises him $300K and provides a $1.2M salary in the majors, per Jon Heyman of Fancred (via Twitter). Kratz had been projected by MLBTR and contributor Matt Swartz to earn $1.7M through the arbitration process. The team understandably wasn’t interested in paying quite that amount, so instead worked ou...2018
  • • Ten starting pitchers lining up big first-time arbitation salaries
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  • • Arbitration Records: Relief Pitchers
    We looked recently at some starting pitcher arbitration records, and today we’re turning to their bullpen counterparts. MLBTR contributor and arbitration projection system creator Matt Swartz has mined his data to help identify the top total earnings — and top year-over-year raises — to make this look possible. Remember that you can keep tabs on all of…...2017
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  • • Market For Maikel Franco “Heating Up”
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  • • Red Sox will tender contract to Jackie Bradley Jr.
    Despite some recent speculation that the Red Sox could non-tender Jackie Bradley Jr. prior to tonight’s 8pm ET deadline, the organization will tender him a contract for the 2020 season, Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reports (Twitter link). The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal suggested Sunday night that a non-tender of Bradley could be possible (subscription required), pointing out that the $11M that ML...2019

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