The deadline to exchange salary arbitration figures with arbitration-eligible players is this Friday, January 13. The Royals came to terms with Adalberto Mondesi last month on a $3 million deal to avoid arbitration but still have eight players with which they need to agree on terms.
If a player eligible for arbitration and a club fail to terms by this Friday, the two sides exchange figures and arbitration hearings are scheduled for late January and February. The two sides can still come to terms at any time, although some clubs like to take a tough stance as “file and trial” teams, with a hard deadline of ending negotiations once a hearing is scheduled.