The Major League Baseball offseason is nearly upon is, with the World Series set to be completed in less than two weeks. We’ll have an offseason roster overview soon, but for now we can talk a little bit about salary arbitration.
Players with at least three years but not yet six years of major league service time are eligible for arbitration, plus the top 22% of players in service time between two and three years.
In the simplest terms, players in arbitration typically earn more than the minimum salary, but are still constrained by not being free agents in an open market.