Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 17, 2007
Cabrera and Bedard

Miguel Cabrera won his arbitration case with the Florida Marlins today, becoming the first player to win this season. He'll get $7.4 million this season. It's the third highest award of all time and the highest for a player in his first eligible season. Tough to argue with the decision. Cabrera is one of the top players in the majors, not just in his class. I can't imagine what he's going to make when he becomes a free agent.

Meanwhile, Erik Bedard settled with the Orioles, agreeing to a $3.4 million dollar contract. The two sides didn't split the difference perfectly. The final amount was closer to Bedard's asking price of $4 million, meaning the Orioles thought there was better than a 50% chance of Erik winning his case.


Posted by David Pinto at 03:14 PM | Transactions | TrackBack (0)
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Why do you assume the O's thought they had a chance to lose? Couldn't they also have considered many other factors, such as (a) fan perception, (b) reaction of other players, or (c) perception of potential future free agents? Maybe the hearing date was simply not convenient for them, maybe they owed a favor to Cabrera;s agent, maybe Cabrera is going to add value by doing more appearances, etc.

Posted by: zippercat at February 17, 2007 09:42 PM
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