myteamrivals.typepad.com - 12/2/2008
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In a surprising move, the Philadelphia Phillies refused to offer salary arbitration to any of the four players eligible. While there was no surprise about Rudy Seanez and Tom Gordon, Pat Burrell is some
Phillies Decline To Offer Arbitration To Burrell, Moyer
mlbtraderumors.com 12/2/2008 — According to Todd Zolecki of the Philadelphia Inquirer , the Phillies declined to offer arbitration to Type A free agents Pat Burrell and Jamie Moyer . The decisions are somewhat surprising; MLB.com had a story this morning saying arb offers ...
Arbitration: To offer or not to offer? | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 12/1/2008 — In ordinary offseasons, the deadline for clubs to offer arbitration to their ranked free agents, which this time arrives Monday at midnight ET, has been a rather predictable occasion. With few exceptions, teams not yet able to strike new deals in ...
Yankees offer arbitration to none
mlb.mlb.com 12/1/2008 — The Yankees have decided not to offer arbitration to any of their eligible free agents, general manager Brian Cashman said on Monday evening in a statement released through the club.
Yanks decline to offer arbitration
riveraveblues.com 12/7/2008 — To anyone. Seriously. They won’t be getting any compensation draft picks for Bobby Abreu, Andy Pettitte , and/or Pudge Rodriguez. PeteAbe says it came down to economics. The Yanks can not loose the comp picks they received for not signing ...
Arbitration Day
hardballtimes.com 12/1/2008 — The deadline to offer arbitration is midnight tonight. There are lots of stories floating around today about whether so-and-so will be offered arbitration. Many of them conclude with some variation of "worse case scenario, Player X accepts, and Club Y has the services of a good player at a ...
Source: Brewers' Sheets likely to decline arbitration
msn.foxsports.com 12/3/2008 — Right-hander Ben Sheets is likely to decline the Brewers' offer of salary arbitration, according to a major-league source, leaving the team with two potentially major holes in its rotation.
Arbitration in Phillies Nation
myteamrivals.typepad.com 1/17/2009 — The Philadelphia Phillies did a wonderful job assembling a young team that is made to compete for many years. Many of those young players are now in the arbitration process and will begin to cost the Phillies big market money to keep them.
Braves don't offer Smoltz arbitration
mlb.mlb.com 12/2/2008 — As expected, the Braves didn't offer arbitration to any of their free agents. All Major League teams had until midnight ET on Monday to make arbitration offers to their respective free agents.
No Arbitration for Pat the Bat?
thegoodphight.com 12/1/2008 — So, the word that I have been hearing on the street is that the Phillies do not plan on offering arbitration to Pat Burrell. To this, I say that the Phillies are absolute idiots. Now, to be fair, this is only a ...
Phils have specific goals for Vegas —
Major League Baseball News 12/2/2008
Though the Winter Meetings are being held in Las Vegas from Dec. 8-11, the Phillies don't plan to hit the jackpot. Re-signing starter Jamie Moyer remains a priority, along with continuing the search for a left-field solution should Pat Burrell leave ...