MLB 2008-2009 Offseason Thread

**Dragon** · 01-21-2009, 11:40 PM

Isn't arbitration supposed to keep the salaries somewhat manageable? If he gets the 18M thats crazy. This is his second year of arbitration right? That means next year he could be asking for more than 20M in arbitration, especially since it seems salaries don't go down, only up.

I mean Melky had his salary tripled after having a terrible year and being sent down to the minors. Obviously thats a small case since he'll only be making 1.4M next year. Still seems crazy though.

01-21-2009, 11:40 PM	#11
Dragon REALMENTE Posts: 11,271	Isn't arbitration supposed to keep the salaries somewhat manageable? If he gets the 18M thats crazy. This is his second year of arbitration right? That means next year he could be asking for more than 20M in arbitration, especially since it seems salaries don't go down, only up. I mean Melky had his salary tripled after having a terrible year and being sent down to the minors. Obviously thats a small case since he'll only be making 1.4M next year. Still seems crazy though.