Consider this: going into the 2016 season, Kenley Jansen, Mark Melancon, and Aroldis Chapman, the three best pitchers on this year’s reliever market, made $10.65 million, $9.65 million, and $11.3 million respectively via arbitration. Now, consider something else: Bryan Shaw and Pedro Strop, who are entering their final years of arbitration, are projected to make $4.5 million and $5.5 million in 2017, respectively. It’s not hard to see that the former three are the better pitchers, and they are getting paid for it. But a big difference, as far as arbitration salaries go, is one thing: how many saves do you have?
Dellin Betances is back to being a fireman, where he belongs
