The Seattle Mariners announced Thursday that they’ve reached agreements to avoid salary arbitration with six of their seven arb-eligible players. Randy Arozarena, Matt Brash, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Luke Raley, and Gabe Speier all found an accord with the Mariners ahead of today’s deadline for offering salary figures. The loan player with which Seattle did not meet in agreement was RHP Bryce Miller.
Miller and the Mariners could still come to resolution on a satisfactory sum before their hearing in the coming weeks, negating the need for the often-messy business of arguing for one’s worth in court, while your employer argues your relative worthlessness in kind. Seattle has generally been keen to avoid arbitration, only reaching court a handful of times in their history. The club’s 40-man roster remains full at 40.