The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided arbitration with Chris Hatcher and Scott Van Slyke by re-signing each to a one-year contract. Los Angeles has seven remaining players who are eligible for salary arbitration and must be tendered by Friday’s deadline.
After a disappointing 2015 season, Van Slyke was hoping to recapture his 2014 form. But he only managed to appear in four games, getting removed early on April 9 due to back tightness. That led to a lengthy stint on the disabled list that kept Van Slyke sidelined until early June.
He played semi-regularly throughout June and July, but had August cut short due to a wrist injury that required another stay on the DL.