mlbtraderumors.com - 2/22/2009
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While the value of most free agents plummeted this offseason, players in salary arbitration did quite well for themselves. Ronald Blum reports that the 111 players in salary arbitration received an average pay increase of 172 percent this year. That figure is up from 120 percent last year...
Spotlight on MLB Salary Arbitration
businessofsportsnetwork.com 3/2/2009 — On Friday, 2/20, the annual process of MLB salary arbitration was completed. All told, 111 players were involved in the process with nearly $300 million in 2009 salaries doled by 29 clubs involved in the process. The Business of Sports Network, through The Biz of Baseball , tracked details ...
Arbitration 101
hardballtimes.com 3/2/2009 — Arbitration season is over, but it's never too late to learn neat things. To that end, Squawking Baseball has an interview with John Coppolella , the Director of Baseball Administration for the Atlanta Braves, who holds forth on everything you wanted to know about arbitration but were afraid to ...
Pre-Arbitration Players
itmightbedangerous.blogspot.com 3/6/2009 — Every year around this time you'll see stories stating that a team reached agreement with about 20 players on one-year contracts. Must have been a busy day. Compensation Tiers The fact is that Major League players are separated by three compensation tiers: 1) Free Agents - players with six or ...
Arbitration Figures
bizofbaseball.com 2/5/2009 — 2009 Details as of Tuesday, January 20, 2009 for the 46 players that exchanged salary figures with their respective clubs. Data includes player name, service time, team, position 2008 salary, player figure, club figure, and "resolution" ( Y - Club ...
A Discussion About Salary Arbitration
sportsagentblog.com 3/5/2009 — Squawking Baseball has an excellent interview on its site with John Coppolella, Director of Baseball Administration for the Atlanta Braves. The discussion: salary arbitration. Here are my favorite Q&A’s:
Detailed Report: 2009 MLB Salary Arbitration by Club, Position, and More
bizofbaseball.com 2/24/2009 — An example of The Biz of Baseball's extensive report on MLB salary arbitration. On Friday of last week, salary arbitration in MLB ended when Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals reached a one-year, $3.325 million contract agreement. At the time, we reported on some “vital stats” on this year’s ...
Arbitration, Free Agents - Nationals Journal
voices.washingtonpost.com 2/6/2009 — Section505203, let's be honest - there are far more Kastenly comments to be had than simply noting that we've had offers out and are being shopped around like, well, a last-place team's offer will get shopped around. No matter how you cut it, that's ...
Rays win Arbitration Case with Navarro
tbsportsblog.com 2/11/2009 — Typically teams detest going to arbitration with their players. During the process, the team has to state its case as to why they feel the player is not deserving of the money the player is requesting. It usually leads to unflattering remarks and hard feelings between the club and player. While ...
It’s The Most Wonderful Salary Arbitration Time Of The Year
sportsagentblog.com 1/9/2009 — Right now, we are right in the thick of the MLB salary arbitration filing period, which will last until January 15. During this time, players with three to five years of major league experience (there is an exception for certain players with two years experience - “Super Twos”) can file with the ho
Arbitration players average 172 percent hike —
SI.com - MLB 2/21/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- Nick Markakis and Ervin Santana received the steepest raises among the 111 players in salary arbitration, a group that overall earned a record increase of 172 percent, according a study by The Associated Press.
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Nationals Journal 2/21/2009
* Panera offers the You Pick Two for $6.39. I recommend coupling the chipotle chicken sandwich with the orchard harvest salad. * Let me try to diagram the layout of the Nationals spring training complex, without the help of a camera, or the ...