Friday, January 12, 2018

Cardinals Avoid Arbitration With All Four Eligible Players

The Cardinals are assured of avoiding the arbitration courtroom this year after reaching agreements with all of their remaining unsigned players on Friday. In doing so, the clubs and players did not have to go through the process of exchanging desired salary figures for 2018.
St. Louis Official Site

With the Cardinals relatively new hard-line stance when it comes to arbitration-eligible players, Friday afternoon's deadline had greater resonance because it wasn't just a pause in negotiations any more.
Bird Land

The St. Louis Cardinals have reached agreements on one-year contracts for 2018 with outfielder Randal Grichuk, pitcher Tyler Lyons, outfielder Marcell Ozuna, who joined the Cardinals last month in a trade from Miami, and pitcher Michael Wacha, avoiding salary arbitration with all four players.
Fox2Now

Arbitration season came and went without much drama for the Cards, with all four eligible players signing deals well in advance of the filing deadline.
KMOV

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