Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
February 10, 2009
Owner Wins, Player Happy

The Rays win the arbitration case with Dioner Navarro, but without causing any rancor:

"Navi wants to thank the Rays organization for making this a fair debate and for handling the hearing with class," agent Kendall Almerico said. "He is very excited to report to spring training and help the team get back to the World Series."

Arbitration hearings have the potential to cause hard feelings as teams sometimes downgrade their players, and Almerico suggested there could be ramifications if the Rays didn't treat Navarro "respectfully" as they argued for their $2.1 million offer instead of his $2.5 million request.

Executive vice president Andrew Friedman said the Rays -- now 4-0 in hearings -- were glad to have the "never ideal" process behind them.

Good. Navarro seems to understand the proper place of these hearings, and is happy to walk away with a big pay increase.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:26 PM | Transactions | TrackBack (0)
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Further proof of how well run the organization in Tampa has become. I wish them all the best in the future.

Posted by: Aaron/YYZ at February 10, 2009 11:58 PM
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