We will continually update this post throughout the day as the Atlanta Braves come to terms with their 2020 arbitration-eligible players.
Today (Friday, Jan. 10) will be a big day for the Atlanta Braves and their arbitration-eligible players as it is the deadline for the two sides to exchange offers for the upcoming season and either come to an agreement or go to the arbitration process.
Atlanta has a very young roster, and with that, they have a lot of players who are currently going through the arbitration process.
That list of players includes:
Shane Greene — $6.5M* — did not come to terms, will go to an arbitration hearing sometime in February.
Mike Foltynewicz — $6.425/$7.5M*
Adam Duvall — $3.25M/$3.8M*
Dansby Swanson — $3.15/$3.3M*
Luke Jackson — $1.825M/$1.9M*
Johan Camargo — $1.7M/$1.6M*
Grant Dayton — $655,000/$800,000*
* — denotes projections from MLBTR.
MLB Trade Rumors put out their projections for arbitration-eligible players earlier this offseason and they are usually spot on.
We will continually update those numbers throughout the day as they become official and the Braves settle with players on their 2020 contract.
Again, if the two sides can’t work out a deal for 2020 today then they’ll go through the arbitration process to determine how much they’ll make in 2020.
For more information on this, please check out Alan’s post from earlier this morning.
What to watch for
Shane Greene intrigues me the most because there have been rumblings about the Braves possibly trading him to save money. We’ll see how close he gets to $7 million and whether or not that makes the decision easier or harder for Atlanta to trade him.
Another player I’m watching is Adam Duvall. I know he had a good postseason for the Braves and had some moments in 2019, but I don’t really love the idea of paying him more than $4 million in 2020 if that ends up being the case.
Extensions and trades
Sometimes we get extension news on this day as teams try to buy-out the remaining arbitration years for some of their players. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Braves try to do that with Folty and/or Dansby, but that’s probably not likely.
We also tend to see some lower level trades on this day. I’m not foreseeing the Braves moving any of their arbitration-eligible players today, but it’s certainly something to keep an eye on as the day goes along.
Again, keep this post handy as we update it throughout the day as figures become public.