The Detroit Tigers tendered contracts to all nine arbitration-eligible players before Wednesday's 8 p.m. deadline: Matthew Boyd, Jeimer Candelario, Jose Cisnero, Buck Farmer, Michael Fulmer, Niko Goodrum, Joe Jimenez, JaCoby Jones and Daniel Norris.
This doesn't mean salaries for the 2021 season are locked in, but it's the first step in the process. If the Tigers and their players don't agree on a salary by Jan. 15, each party must exchange salary figures, and then an arbitration hearing is scheduled in February.
If they can't settle on a contract before the hearing, the case goes to a panel of arbitrators.