NEW YORK (AP) -- Chicago Cubs left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada and San Diego right-hander Marcos Mateo fell just short of qualifying for salary arbitration.
Each pitcher has 2 years, 128 years of major league service, and the final players to qualify were a trio at 2 years, 130 days: Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun and Cleveland right-hander Jeff Manship.
Under the labor contract agreed in November 2011, the top 22 percent of players by service time with at least two years but less than three are eligible for arbitration as long as they had at least 86 days this year.