When Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement in March, one of the new elements in the CBA was a “pre-arbitration bonus pool.” The two sides ultimately agreed on a $50 million pool, with the money coming evenly from all 30 teams and the bonuses allocated to players who haven’t yet reached arbitration based on postseason awards voting and overall performance.
The breakdown for the first round of bonuses came out on Friday, and two Dodgers are taking home a nice little Christmas bonus. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.