On Tuesday, teams had to decide by 8:00 PM ET whether or not they would be tendering contracts to their arbitration-eligible players. By tendering a deal, which the Red Sox did with six of their eight arbitration-eligible players (they agreed to terms with Ryan Brasier and non-tendered Tim Locastro), the players remain in the organization, but they do not have defined salaries as of yet. The two sides can either negotiate a deal (almost always for one year, though longer-term extensions can be done as well) or head to an arbitration hearing where a neutral panel will pick a salary.
Red Sox and Kevin Plawecki avoid arbitration with one-year deal
