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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).
02/04/2010 13:37 Cubs settle with Marmol, reach minor league deal with Millar
Pitcher Carlos Marmol and the Chicago Cubs have agreed on a one-year deal. The contract is worth $2.1 million, midway between the figures the sides exchanged in arbitration last month.
Theriot's detractors will tell you he has no upside, and you know what? They're right. He won't rank among the top 10 Fantasy shortstops this season. Then again, he won't finish outside the top 20 either. He does what he does: get on base just often enough to keep his slap-hitting self in the lineup. His five home runs last May were cute, but an aberration, as his two homers the rest of the way indicated. So why draft him? Hey, those 20-plus steals each of the last three seasons mean something in Rotisserie leagues, and just like his on-base percentage does just enough keeps him in the lineup, it does just enough not to kill you in Head-to-Head leagues. He might go undrafted in your league, but something will happen to force him into someone's lineup eventually. (Updated 1/5/10)
