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The Dodgers avoided arbitration with all of their eligible players when they agreed to terms with four players last week. This season, closer Kenley Jansen will get $10.65 million, third baseman Justin Turner will get $5.1 million, catcher Yasmani Grandal gets $2.8 million and pitcher Luis Avilan gets $1.39 million.
This gives the Dodgers 20 players under contract for 2016, which doesn’t include guys such as Kiké Hernandez, who are locks to make the team and can have their contracts renewed unilaterally by the Dodgers.