Yasmani Grandal 2016 salary arbitration preview

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY SportsCan you smell it in the air? It is salary arbitration season now that we have reached the new year, with dozens of pre-free-agency players set for raises this winter, all based on comparable other players in both performance and service time.

The Dodgers already avoided salary arbitration by signing one-year contracts for 2016 with catcher A.J. Ellis and pitcher Joe Wieland. a That leaves catcher Yasmani Grandal, infielder Justin Turner, outfielder Scott Van Slyke, closer Kenley Jansen and relief pitchers Chris Hatcher and Luis Avilan still eligible for salary arbitration.

The immediate dates to remember are the filing date of January 12 and the exchange date of…