Figured this can be the catch-all for any Red Sox arbitration news.
https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/424222963651469313
https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/424222963651469313
Unlikely #RedSox reach agreement today with Andrew Miller, their lone unsigned arb-eligible player. Have until hearing next month to settle
TheYaz67 said:Hmmm - that is curious. The Sox have made a point of avoiding the actual arb process with any player, going on a long time now.....
Wonder if #RedSox are working on multiyear deal with Andrew Miller, like last year with LH reliever Craig Breslow
They exchange numbers with someone most (or at least many) years. SP.com has a good recent history: http://wiki.soxprospects.com/Red+Sox+Arbitration+HistoryTheYaz67 said:Hmmm - that is curious. The Sox have made a point of avoiding the actual arb process with any player, going on a long time now.....
Andrew Miller filed for $2.15 million in salary arb; Red Sox at $1.55 million.
Hairps said:FWIW, one of the things I have heard repeatedly from (non-Sox) front office people is that arbitration has now supplanted draft signing bonus negotiations as the go-to process for the Commissioner's Office to insert themselves and just generally be an over-bearing, manipulative pain in the ass.
Basically, as I've heard it, MLB will call around and "strongly suggest" that teams use a certain figure when filing. If they resist, or decide upon a different number, the Commissioner's Office will call ownership and tell them their front office is screwing up, or call an Assistant GM or whatever and tell them they are not being a team player, or that some lower-level team person involved in the process is an idiot.
I'd suspect the MLBPA is doing the same thing with individual players' agents, but who knows.
Coupled with the massive time and effort that goes into preparing for hearings that rarely take place, the whole arbitration system just seems like a gigantic waste.
I think they can reach an agreement right up until the panel issues a ruling. That's not much later than the start of the hearing, but both sides are a lot closer to looking over the edge of the cliff once they've exchanged arguments but before the decision has been rendered.mabrowndog said:
They can still settle at any point between now and then right up until the hearing starts -- and I'm betting they will, just as they've done the past 2 years. But the figures had to be submitted to the league (and made known to both sides) by 1 pm today.
http://mlb.mlb.com/pa/pdf/cba_english.pdf p.32 of "Article VI--Salaries" in the CBA. Unless I'm misunderstanding some important details.
Withdrawal from Arbitration
. In the event the Club and
Player reach agreement on salary before the arbitration panel
reaches a decision, the matter shall be deemed withdrawn from arbi-
tration;
Hairps said:Coupled with the massive time and effort that goes into preparing for hearings that rarely take place, the whole arbitration system just seems like a gigantic waste.