Note: Tomorrow is the Deadline for Arbitration
Tomorrow, Dec. 1, is the deadline for clubs to offer salary arbitration to their own free agents, thus making them eligible for draft-pick compensation should they sign with a new team.
…of course, the player could also accept, and thus force the old team to keep him and pay him next season…
For instance, last week, in a report about tomorrow’s deadline, Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com said the Dodgers are unlikely to offer arbitration to free-agent 2B Orlando Hudson as there is a chance he could accept it and be rewarded more than he might earn on the open market.
…this is good news for the Mets, who have been linked to hudson in rumors this winter, since he is a Type A free agent… and, although the Mets cannot lose their top draft pick under any circumstance, they can lose their second…
To read of other players who Rosenthal thinks might be, or might not be, offered arbitration, click here.
