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The Rays have won their arbitration hearing against left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, MLB.coms Mark Feinsand reports (via Twitter).  Tampa Bay will …

The Dodgers avoided salary arbitration for Walker Buehler, signing the ace right-hander to a 2021 deal.

MLB Trade Rumors The Marlins have had some trade discussions with the Orioles about outfielder Anthony Santander, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports (Twitter link).  The depth of these talks isn’t known, Kubatko notes, as it could have been due diligence on the Marlins’ part rather than a sign that Santander could be heading to Miami or anywhere. Santander enjoyed something of a breakout performance during the abbreviated 2020 season, hitting .261/.315/.575 with 11 home runs over 165 ...

MLB Trade Rumors 1:30pm CDT Eugene Freedman serves as counsel to the president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, and also writes about baseball labor relations in his spare time.  On January 19th, Eugene was kind enough to chat via phone with me and answer my collective bargaining questions.  If you’re interested in baseball’s labor talks, I recommend following Eugene on Twitter. Tim Dierkes: Can you explain your background a little bit? Eugene Freedman: Sure. So I work...

There will be no arbitration hearings in 2021 as all eligible players have signed.

The Pirates began the offseason with 19 arbitration-eligible players, but they thinned that group down to nine entering Friday’s deadline. They previously agreed to three arbitration-avoiding deals prior to the non-tender deadline: reliever Michael Feliz for $1 million, shortstop Erik González for $1.225 million and Jameson Taillon for $2.25 million. The Pirates’ last arbitration hearing was in 2017, when they won their case against former closer Tony Watson. Here’s a rundown of the play...

MLB Trade Rumors runs down a list of players avoiding arbitration hearings prior to exchanging figures with teams. Click for the full list.

The Dodgers avoided salary arbitration with All-Star outfielder and former National League MVP Cody Bellinger, signing him to a contract for 2021.

The Dodgers signed Corey Knebel to a one-year contract, avoiding salary arbitration.

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images What a difference a year makes. Dodgers center fielder Cody Bellinger is eligible for salary arbitration for a second time. He followed up his MVP season with a down year, but was still quite valuable. Figuring out that value is the task at hand for his 2021 salary, and possibly beyond. Having a down year is all relative. Bellinger hit .239/.333/.455 with 12 home runs, but even those numbers made him above average offensively, with a 114 wRC+. Ad...