In addition to J.T. Realmuto, Didi Gregorius, Jay Bruce and other free agents this offseason, the Philadelphia Phillies will have to determine how they want to proceed with their seven arbitration-eligible players, some of whom are among the longest-tenured players in the team.
Normally, MLB Trade Rumors publishes one typically accurate projection of how much each arbitration-eligible player will ultimately receive. This year, the system is thrown off a bit by the fact that 2020 was only a 60-game season and to this point, the belief is that 2021 will be a full 162-game season.
To account for the uncertainty, Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors created three separate projection models for 2021, one that looks strictly at the 60-game statistics, a second that projects the 60-game statistics out to 162 games and a third that gives players in their second or third year of eligibility 37% of the raise they would normally receive.