That’s one down, five to go.
The Dodgers and reliever Chris Hatcher avoided arbitration Wednesday when the right-hander agreed to a one-year, $1.065-milllion contract.
That’s a significant raise for Hatcher, who earned $522,500 last season, his first with the Dodgers. MLB Trade Rumors had projected he would sign at $900,000.
Five Dodgers are still unsigned and eligible for salary arbitration – Justin Turner, Kenley Jansen, Yasmani Grandal, Scott Van Slyke and Luis Avilan. This was the first year Hatcher was eligible for arbitration.
Hatcher, who turned 31 on Tuesday, had an uneven season in 2015 after coming over to the Dodgers from Miami in the Dee Gordon trade.