BRADENTON, Fla. -- The Pirates won their arbitration case with Ji-Man Choi, meaning the newly acquired first baseman will make $4.65 million this season.
Choi had filed at $5.4 million, while MLB Trade Rumors originally projected that he would make $4.5 million in his final trip through arbitration.
Choi reported to Pirate City Friday, ahead of the first full-team workout on Feb. 20, but he did not take part in on-field activities and was not made available to the media.