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Arbitration eligibles swap figures: The following are the figures exchanged Tuesday for the players remaining in salary arbitration, as obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources (2009 salary, asking for, offered): Baltimore's Jeremy Guthrie ($$650,000, $$3,625,000, $$2,300,000); Boston's Jeremy Hermida ($2,250,000, $3,850,000, $2,950,000); Detroit's Justin Verlander ($3,675,000, $9,500,000, $6,900,000); L.A. Angels' Erick Aybar ($460,000, $2,750,000, $1,800,000), Maicer Izturis ($1,600,000, $3,000,000, $2,300,000), Jeff Mathis ($450,000, $1,300,000, $700,000) and Joe Saunders ($475,000, $3,850,000, $3,600,000); Oakland's Michael Wuertz ($1,100,000, $2,900,000, $1,900,000); Seattle's Casey Kotchman ($2,885,000, $3,900,000, $3,135,000) and Brandon League ($640,000, $1,325,000, $900,000); Tampa Bay's B.J. Upton ($435,000, $3,300,000, $3,000,000); Texas' Scott Feldman ($434,680, $2,900,000, $2,050,000) and Frank Francisco ($1,615,000, $3,600,000, $3,000,000); Arizona's Edwin Jackson ($2,300,000, $6,250,000, $4,600,000); Chicago's Carlos Marmol ($575,000, $2,500,000, $1,750,000), Sean Marshall ($450,000, $1,175,000, $800,000) and Ryan Theriot ($500,000, $3,400,000, $2,600,000); Florida's Cody Ross ($2,300,000, $4,450,000, $4,200,000); Houston's Tim Byrdak ($1,000,000, $1,900,000, $1,300,000), Hunter Pence ($464,000, $4,100,000, $3,100,000) and Wandy Rodriguez ($2,650,000, $7,000,000, $5,000,000); Milwaukee's Dave Bush ($4,000,000, $4,450,000, $4,125,000), Todd Coffey ($1,000,002, $2,450,000, $1,700,000), Corey C. Hart ($3,250,000, $4,800,000, $4,150,000) and Carlos Villanueva ($447,000, $1,075,000, $800,000); N.Y. Mets' Angel Pagan ($625,000, $1,800,000, $1,275,000); Philadelphia's Joe Blanton ($5,475,000, $10,250,000, $7,500,000), Carlos Ruiz ($475,000, $2,500,000, $1,700,000) and Shane Victorino ($3,175,000, $5,800,000, $4,750,000); St. Louis' Skip Schumaker ($430,000, $2,750,000, $1,450,000); San Diego's Scott Hairston ($1,250,000, $2,900,000, $2,100,000); San Francisco's Tim Lincecum ($650,000, $13,000,000, $8,000,000) and Brian Wilson ($480,000, $4,875,000, $4,000,000); and Washington's Brian Bruney ($1,250,000, $1,850,000, $1,500,000) and Sean Burnett ($408,500, $925,000, $775,000). (Updated 01/20/2010).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 2/9/10).
Fantasy Analysis
There are obviously varying degrees of Fantasy relevance here, but the important note is these players are signed and their teams think enough of them to not have non-tendered them this winter. The arbitration process is designed to give raises to the deserving players with 2-6 years major league service time. These guys are going to make a lot more money this year and the question of just how much will be answered in the next month or so. (Updated 01/20/2010).
02/01/2010 13:14 2010 Fantasy outlooks: Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays are young, talented and full of potential for Fantasy owners, both in their lineup and in their rotation. Our Eric Mack highlights a few of his favorite Tampa targets for Draft Day.
When Upton underachieved in 2008, you could blame it on a torn labrum in his shoulder -- one that eventually required surgery. It was a convenient excuse, the kind that emphasized his talent over his struggles, promising better numbers -- far better -- in the future. But what now, after another year when he didn't just underachieve, but fell off the face of the planet? His power continued to slide. His batting average plummeted. All he offered of value were his stolen bases, which made him nothing more than a ridiculously overpriced Willy Taveras. He didn't finish the season any better than he began it, his only glimmer of hope coming in June, when he put up a .324-5-22-20-14 line compared to a .222-6-33-59-28 line the other five months of the year. At age 25, he still offers plenty of potential, but he'll have to walk again before he can run. Whether he needed another offseason to recover from his shoulder injury or he simply had more learning to do, you'd like to see Upton fall to the middle rounds before you took the plunge on him as your No. 2 outfielder. (Updated 1/13/10)
