Tuesday at 1 PM ET was the deadline for arbitration-eligible players to sign a deal with their respective teams. If they didn’t, they are subject to an arbitration hearing where a judge will determine their salary. Following the 2021 season, the Braves had ten arb-eligible players. Guillermo Heredia and Mike Soroka signed their deals early, trimming that number to eight before A.J. Minter, Tyler Matzek, and Sean Newcomb also agreed today to the contracts offered to them.
The #Braves today agreed to 2022 non-guaranteed contracts with LHP Sean Newcomb ($900,000), with LHP A.J. Minter ($2.2 million) and with LHP Tyler Matzek ($1.4 million).
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 22, 2022
That means five Braves are heading to arbitration — Dansby Swanson, Adam Duvall, Max Fried, Austin Riley, and Luke Jackson.
Source: The Braves did not agree to deals with Austin Riley, Dansby Swanson, Adam Duvall, Luke Jackson and Max Fried before the arbitration deadline.
— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) March 22, 2022
This might sound like a negative thing, and while ideally, you’d love every player to accept the offer handed to them, that rarely ever happens. The Braves are a “file and trial” team, meaning there aren’t any negotiations. Differences are usually nothing more than a few hundred thousand dollars, which will be sorted out harmlessly in court. There are cases where relationships have been strained over arbitration, but it’s not very common, and I don’t believe that will be an issue in this case either.
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