The Washington Nationals avoided arbitration with four players prior to MLB’s 1 p.m. deadline on Tuesday.
The Nationals agreed on 2022 salaries with pitchers Joe Ross, Erick Fedde, Tanner Rainey and Austin Voth, but they could not settle with Juan Soto, Josh Bell or Victor Robles.
MLB’s deadline Tuesday afternoon means the team and the remaining players — Soto, Bell and Robles — must exchange competing figures to determine their pay for the 2022 campaign. They can still reach an agreement before arbitration, but if they can’t, the league will hold a hearing to determine their 2022 salaries.