ARB Scale Players

[Mariners GM (David)]

Hello All,

With the new ARB system it has made some ARB eligible players expendable due to their new higher scale salaries. These scale players have been getting released and have been left unclaimed due to their higher scale salaries. In order to compensate for this we're now allowing any ARB scale players (4-6) to be free agent eligible, you'll be able to bid on any of these players going forward. Non ARB eligible scale players (1-3) are still waiver wire only.

If an ARB scale player is waived there will be a 48 hour window to claim that player and if a team claims that player, the claiming team will pay the full salary for that player if won.

This change will take effect when our normal free agency starts on Monday, January 3rd. Minimum bids on all free agents is $500K and please remember when bidding on a free agent to use the proper format.

Thanks.

ODC Team


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[Noah]

I think to make this more in line with MLB, we should have same system as non tenders (i.e. a 4 who signs a 1yr deal becomes a 5 next yr)

[Brewers GM (Marty)]

IMO to keep things simple just keep the once a FA always a FA

[Mariners GM (David)]

Keeping it simple is the key here.