This Friday, January 13, is the deadline for teams to exchange salary arbitration figures with arbitration-eligible players. Teams and players can avoid arbitration by reaching an agreement any time prior to the beginning of an arb hearing. In many cases, players and teams agree to a contract before filing salary figures.
Ian Happ, Codi Heuer, Nico Hoerner, Nick Madrigal and Rowan Wick are the five Cubs arb-eligible players. Brad Wieck had also been arb-eligible, but last week he signed a two-year minor league contract with the Cubs, likely a good deal for him as he is unlikely to pitch in 2023 after Tommy John surgery.