LOS ANGELES — Like each staff, the Dodgers all the time desire to steer clear of arbitration hearings with their gamers. On Thursday, they had been in a position to do exactly that, coming to a 2024 wage settlement with all 10 arbitration-eligible gamers, avoiding any hearings this winter.
Any eligible gamers with out a deal had till Thursday to trade proposed wage figures with their groups. That step usually leads to gamers heading to a listening to, by which a panel decides between the 2 choices.
Here’s a breakdown of this 12 months’s offers:
C Will Smith Deal: $8.55 millionSmith continued to determine himself as a star behind the plate, making his first All-Star Recreation look in 2023. The 28-year-old is likely one of the greatest offensive catchers within the sport and can as soon as once more be requested to hit in the midst of the Dodgers’ lineup in ’24. Smith’s $8.55 million is a document for a catcher going by means of his second 12 months of arbitration.
RHP Walker Buehler Deal: $8.025 million Buehler tried to make it again in September, however he ended up lacking the whole ’23 season after present process Tommy John surgical procedure in August 2022. Buehler is predicted to be absolutely wholesome heading into this season, however the Dodgers will stay cautious with the gifted pitcher. This was Buehler’s final 12 months of arbitration and he can change into a free agent on the finish of the season.
RHP Evan PhillipsDeal: $4 millionPhillips has been the Dodgers’ greatest reliever over the previous two seasons and can be slotted in because the staff’s nearer barring any late additions this offseason. The 29-year-old has a 1.74 ERA in 133 appearances since becoming a member of the Dodgers late in 2021.
LHP Ryan YarbroughDeal: $3.9 millionYarbrough was a pleasant addition to the Dodgers on the Commerce Deadline. The veteran will function a worthwhile swingman in 2024. He can begin, are available behind an opener or pitch three innings late in video games, making him an vital piece.
RHP Brusdar GraterolDeal: $2.7 millionEveryone has waited for Graterol to take the subsequent bounce in his growth, and the 2023 season confirmed what he’s able to. The flamethrower had a 1.20 ERA in ’23 and was one of many vivid spots of an in any other case disappointing postseason run. Graterol can be within the combine for extra saves in ’24.
LHP Caleb FergusonDeal: $2.4 millionFerguson had an up-and-down 2023 season, however he’s anticipated to be the Dodgers’ high left-hander out of the bullpen heading into ’24.
RHP Dustin MayDeal: $2.135 millionAfter a powerful begin to the season, Could underwent his second Tommy John surgical procedure. Whereas there’s an opportunity he might make it again in some unspecified time in the future in 2024, it’s extra probably that he’ll be sidelined till ’25.
SS Gavin LuxDeal: $1.25 millionLux missed the whole 2023 season after a devastating proper knee damage that resulted in a torn ACL, LCL and injury to his hamstring. He was slated to be the Dodgers’ beginning shortstop, and that may as soon as once more be the case going into the ’24 season. This was Lux’s first 12 months of arbitration.
LHP Alex Vesia Deal: $1 million For just a few seasons, Vesia was the Dodgers’ high left-hander out of the bullpen. However he took a big step backward final season, getting despatched all the way down to the Minors just a few occasions. Vesia struggled to regulate to the pitch clock, however there’s optimism that he can get again to his previous type.
RHP J.P. FeyereisenDeal: $700,000Feyereisen was acquired from the Rays earlier than the 2023 season, and the expectation was all the time that he could be sidelined till the ’24 season as he recovered from main proper shoulder surgical procedure. The gifted reliever ought to make his Dodgers debut in some unspecified time in the future in ’24.
