The Indians won’t need the arbitration hearings in February after coming to terms with all four of their remaining eligible players ahead of Friday’s deadline.
Those four were closer Cody Allen, third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall, starting pitcher Josh Tomlin and relief pitcher Jeff Manship.
Allen will make $4.15 million in 2016 in his first year of arbitration eligibility.
Allen has been a valuable commodity in the back end of the Indians’ bullpen the past few seasons. He saved 24 games with a 2.07 ERA and struck out 91 batters in 69u2154 innings pitched in 2014. Last season, his numbers ballooned — somewhat artificially — in April thanks to a few poor outings but his production was much the same, as he posted 34 saves, a 2.