News: List of Players, Salary Arbitration
This post will be used to log players who the Mets might have interest in, and who have been offered, or not offered, salary arbitration…
For instance…
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Braves will not offer arbitration to 1B Adam LaRoche, who is a Type B free agent.
RHP Jason Marquis, who is a Type B free agent, has been offered arbitration by the Rockies, according to Inside the Rockies.
The Blue Jays offered arbitration to C Rod Barajas, who is a Type B free agent, according to the Boston Herald.
The Royals will not offer arbitration to catcher Miguel Olivo, according to the Kansas City Star.
The White Sox will not offer arbitration to OF Jermaine Dye, RHP Octavio Dotel of OF Scott Podsednik, reports MLB.com.
Dye and Dotel are Type A free agents, meaning the White Sox will not require draft pick compensation if they sign elsewhere.
The Tigers did not offer arbitration to 2B-3B Placido Polanco, LHP Jarrod Washburn or 1B-DH Aubrey Huff, reports AOL Fanhouse.
The Padres will not offer arbitration to OF Brian Giles or C Henry Blanco according to MLB.com.
Alyson Footer of MLB.com says the Astros have offered arbitration to Jose Valverde, but declined to offer arbitration to SS Miguel Tejada, P LaTroy Hawkins, and P Doug Brocail.
According to Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers will not offer arbitration to any of their free agents, including Orlando Hudson and Randy Wolf.
The Twins offered Carl Pavano arbitration, according to Lavelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
The Cardinals will not offer arbitration to free-agent 1B-3B Troy Glaus, who is a Type B free agent, says the Post-Dispatch.
Last month, Marty Noble of MLB.com said the Mets will show interest in Glaus, ‘according to people within the organization who are familiar with the club’s thinking.’
The Yankees will not be offering arbitration to any of their free agents, including Xavier Nady, Jose Molina, Hideki Matsui, and Johnny Damon, says Joel Sherman of the New York Post.
