The Cubs tendered a contract to Justin Grimm at the non-tender deadline last December, which surprised many.
At the time contract figures were due to be submitted to arbitration, the team and Grimm had not come to an agreement. The Cubs offered $2.2 million, Grimm asked for $2.475 million.
The last Cub to go all the way to an actual arbitration hearing was Ryan Theriot, who lost his bid in 2010. Jake Arrieta in 2015 and Pedro Strop in 2016 had hearings scheduled, but settled before the hearing time.