Teams must decide by midnight tonight whether or not to tender arbitration-eligible players a contract for the 2016 season. Players and their respective teams can then negotiate a contract. If they can’t reach an agreement, they will go before a salary arbitrator. The two sides will make cases for why the player should be paid X or Y, and a salary arbitrator will choose either X or Y, no in-between. Typically, teams prefer to avoid arbitration with their players if possible.
Back in September, I looked ahead at the Phillies’ potential non-tender candidates. Among the players covered in detail, the Phillies already cut ties with Domonic Brown, Justin De Fratus, and Adam Loewen, as expected.