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MLB arbitration dates set, Rule 5 draft reportedly cancelled

With all of the chaos that is preparing to ensue now that a new CBA has finally been agreed to, it is easy to forget that the Braves have a fair number of arbitration-eligible players and there is a need to, you know, figure when the whole arbitration exchange-of-numbers-and-possibly-a-hearing thing can realistically happen with such a tight window before the start of the season. There is also the matter of the Rule 5 Draft whose fate has been in limbo given all of the other external issues baseball has been facing.

As we noted earlier, the Braves have nine players that are arbitration-eligible: Dansby Swanson, Max Fried, Austin Riley, Adam Duvall, Luke Jackson, AJ Minter, Mike Soroka, Sean Newcomb, and Tyler Matzek.