It came down to the wire, but Cleveland has officially avoided arbitration with all of their eligible players for 2021.
The problem of paying Francisco Lindor was dealt with by trading him to the Mets, while Delino DeShields, Tyler Naquin, and Adam Cimber were all released or traded earlier in the offseason. Nick Wittgren agreed to a $2 million deal in December to avoid going to court.
Now, according to Zack Meisel and others citing anonymous sources, Cleveland has agreed to the following deals with their remaining eligible players on the day figures for arbitration court needed to be submitted:
- Austin Hedges: $3.