Last week, MLB Trade Rumors posted their list of projected arbitration salaries for 2020. In the past, this has been a reasonable guide to where these numbers will wind up, so let’s take a look at their numbers for the seven eligible Cubs. (I’ll have a deeper dive into the 2020 payroll after the World Series, when free agents are off the roster and options will or won’t have been exercised.)
Of interest in general regarding salaries, even if not specifically related to arbitration:
As free agency approaches, sources say a player who accepts a qualifying offer this winter will get a one-year, $17.