LAKELAND, Fla. — For the first time since 2019, the Detroit Tigers are taking their negotiations to a salary arbitration hearing.
The Tigers and right-handed starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull did not agree on a contract for the 2022 season by Tuesday's 1 p.m. deadline for arbitration-eligible players and are preparing for an arbitration hearing, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The hearing will take place at some point during the regular season.
The two sides are over $700,000 apart in negotiations, with Turnbull asking for $2.1 million and the Tigers offering $1.