The Red Sox website announced that the Sox & catcher Jarrod Saltalamachia agreed to a 1-year contract, thus avoiding salary arbitration. Salty made $750,000 last year. You would think that he got a raise, but no terms were disclosed. A 1-year deal may mean that Ryan Lavarnway is not too far away from being the everyday catcher.
Other notables still eligible for arbitration are David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury & Daniel Bard. Again, you would think that all three will get a raise. The question is whether or not the Sox find an agreeable number with each player before they reach arbitration.
The Sox have never went arbitration with a player while Theo was GM. Their streak may end this time around.
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