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Here's why ending Detroit Tigers' arbitration streak may be good thing

Who will start for the Detroit Tigers in 2019 after their offseason acquisitions Ryan Ford and Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press

Sometime next month, inside a courthouse in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Detroit Tigers’ 17-year streak of avoiding an arbitration hearing will be broken.

On one side, the team’s front office will argue that right-handed starting pitcher Michael Fulmer should be paid $2.8 million next season. On the other, Fulmer’s representatives will argue he should be paid $3.4 million.

The difference between the two figures — filed on Jan. 11 after the two sides could not reach an agreement — is just $600,000.