SCOTTSDALE, Arizona (AP) – The San Francisco Giants beat Donovan Solano in a salary arbitration thursday, and the box player will get the team’s $3. 25 million offer than his $3. 9 million application.
The 33-year-old moment baseman, who can also play on the short field, reached the peak of his 0. 326 career with 3 home runs and 29 RBIs in 190 at-bats in the pandemic-shortened season. $1,375,000.
Melinda Gordon, Gil Vernon and Robert Keller made the decision, a day after the discussions.
Solano is eligible to lose after the World Series.
They have won five of the 8 decisive occasions so far, also beating Atlanta shortsteak Dansby Swanson ($6 million), Tampa Bay pitcher Ryan Yarbrough ($2. 3 million), New York Mets/gardener JD Davis ($2. 1 million) and Baltimore outfielder Anthony Santander ($2. 1 million).
St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty ($3. 9 million), Braves pitcher Mike Soroka ($2. 8 million) and Rays ji-Man Choi first base ($2. 45 million) earned their victories.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ became the last player this year to appear before an audience. Happ asked for an increase of $624,000 to $4. 1 million in Thursday’s Zoom session, and the Cubs argued that he deserves $3. 25 million.
A resolution is expected through referees Frédéric Horowitz, Steven Wolf and Jules Bloch on Friday.
Happ, 26, hit Array258 with 12 home runs and 28 RUNS out of 198 at-bats in the short season. He was eligible for arbitration for the first time after earning $231,111 on prorated salary with a salary of $624,000.
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