NEW YORK – St. Louis Cardinals, Jack Flaherty, and Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka won payroll arbitration on Saturday, while Tampa Bay Rays backup agent Ryan Yarbrough lost his case.
Flaherty received an increase from $ 604,500 to $ 3.9 million by referees Howard Edelman, Steven Wolf and Walt De Treux, who heard arguments on February 5th. The Cardinals have deposited $ 3 million.
Soroka received an increase from $ 583,500 to $ 2.8 million by referees Frederic Horowitz, Margaret Brogan and Robert Herzog, who heard arguments on Friday. The brave man had claimed $ 2.1 million.
Yarbrough received an increase from $ 578,500 to $ 2.3 million from referees Allen Ponak, Mark Burstein and Jules Bloch, rather than his request for $ 3.1 million.
Players and teams have shared six decisions so far, with four players – Austin Barnes, Los Angeles Dodgers catcher, Chicago Cubs outfield Ian Happ, San Francisco second baseman, Donovan Solano and Atlanta, shortstop Dansby Swanson – scheduled for hearings next week.
This year, all cases are argued about Zoom because of the pandemic, rather than personally.
Flaherty, 25, was 4-3 with a 4.91 ERA in nine starts in the short season, eliminating 49 and going 16 in 40 1/3 innings.
Soroka, 23, was 0-1 with a 3.95 ERA in three starts. His year ended when he tore his right Achilles tendon while playing against the New York Mets on August 3. Soroka underwent surgery four days later and hopes to be ready for the opening day.
The 29-year-old left-hander, Yarbrough was 1-4 with an ERA of 3.56 in nine starts and two appearances in relief, hitting 44 and going 12 in 55 innings 2/3. It was 1-0 with an ERA of 3.68 in two postseason starts and five appearances in relief, helping the Rays reach the World Series, where they lost to the Dodgers.