Dodgers avoid arbitration with Walker Buehler, Will Smith and others

The Dodgers agreed to phrases with two of their most notable arbitration-eligible gamers on Friday morning, securing offers with Walker Buehler and Will Smith as a way to keep away from arbitration hearings with each, based on folks with data of the scenario.

The crew has additionally agreed to a cope with Trayce Thompson and Dustin Might, and nonetheless has six different arbitration-eligible gamers remaining — together with Julio Urías, Evan Phillips, Tony Gonsolin, Brusdar Graterol, Yency Almonte and Caleb Ferguson.

In accordance with folks with data of the scenario, Buehler and the Dodgers settled at $8.025 million, Smith settled with the crew for $5.25 million and Thompson settled at $1.45 million.

Might settled at $1.675 million, based on his agent Craig Rose of Paragon Sports activities.

Of the Dodgers’ remaining six arbitration-eligible gamers, Urías is predicted to earn the most important 2023 wage, as he’s coming into his last season of arbitration earlier than turning into a free agent.

The offers got here earlier than Friday’s deadline for golf equipment and arbitration-eligible gamers to alternate figures for the following season.

Any participant who doesn’t come to an settlement with their crew by Friday might head to an arbitration listening to subsequent month to find out their 2023 wage, although offers to keep away from such hearings can nonetheless be struck earlier than then.

Since 2007, the Dodgers have solely had arbitration hearings with two gamers.

This can be a creating story and can be up to date as extra offers are reached.