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02/04 16:43 CST Tarik Skubal goes to arbitration with Tigers, asking for record
$32 million instead of $19 million
Tarik Skubal goes to arbitration with Tigers, asking for record $32 million
instead of $19 million
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) --- Two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal went
to a record-setting salary arbitration hearing Wednesday, with the left-hander
asking for $32 million and the Detroit Tigers offering $19 million.
A decision by Jeanne Charles, Walt De Treux and Allen Ponak is expected
Thursday.
Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has the highest salary in an
arbitration case decided by a panel, winning at $19.9 million in 2024. Colorado
third baseman Nolan Arenado submitted a record request of $30 million in 2019,
then agreed to a $260 million, eight-year contract without a hearing.
Juan Soto's $31 million contract with the New York Yankees in 2024 is the
largest one-year deal for an arbitration-eligible player. David Price has the
highest negotiated salary in a one-year contract for an arbitration-eligible
pitcher, a $19.75 million agreement with Detroit in 2015.
A two-time All-Star, the 29-year-old Skubal will be eligible for free agency
after the World Series. He is 54-37 with a 3.08 ERA in six major league seasons.
Skubal was 13-6 with an AL-best 2.21 ERA in 31 starts last year, striking out
241 and walking 33 in 195 1/3 innings while earning $10.5 million. His 0.891
WHIP topped qualified pitchers.
Players have won both decisions thus far. Right-hander Kyle Bradish was awarded
$3.55 million instead of the Baltimore Orioles' offer of $2,875,000, and
catcher Yainer Diaz received $4.5 million instead of the Houston Astros' $3
million proposal.
Three cases have been argued with decisions withheld so as not to impact other
players in arbitration: Toronto left-hander Eric Lauer ($5.75 million vs. $4.4
million), Atlanta left-hander Dylan Lee ($2.2 million vs. $2 million) and Tampa
Bay right-hander Edwin Uceta ($1,525,000 vs. $1.2 million).
Seven players remain scheduled for hearings, which run through Feb. 13:
Baltimore left-hander Keegan Akin ($3,375,000 vs. $2,975,000), Cincinnati
right-hander Graham Ashcraft ($1.75 million vs. $1.25 million), Kansas City
left-hander Kris Bubic ($6.15 million vs. $5.15 million), Milwaukee catcher
Willson Contreras ($9.9 million vs. $8.55 million), Los Angeles Angels
left-hander Reid Detmers ($2,925,000 vs. $2,625,000), Miami right-hander Calvin
Faucher ($2.05 million vs. $1.8 million) and Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson
($6.8 million vs $6.55 million).
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