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Originally Posted by tysok
Update on this... the 1B got 3.4 mil through his next arbitration. He hit .285 with 39 HRs 147 RBIs this last year. In contract negotiation he was asking for 13 mil a year, which was good... but the arb value isn't.
My RF just went through arb as well... he got a 500k raise... but his first contract was structured so he averaged 9 mil a year. Through the four years he played he won the best batter of the year twice, he's average 40 HRs a year, 114 RBIs a year, 139 Runs scored a year, 33 stolen bases a year, and .341 average. He was asking for 14 mil.
My SS who hit 48 HRs, 160 RBIs, .337 average last year got 6.5 mil. He was asking for 14.5
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Those numbers do seem pretty low, but keep in mind that real-life arbitration figures also tend to be on the low-ish side the first and second time around, with large figures "reserved" for guys with 5+ years of service time (i.e. last arbitration year). Your 1B guy was in his 3rd arbitration year if I'm reading between the lines correctly, but how about the other players?
And why the heck was your right-fielder getting 9m per year if he still had arbitration left?
