The deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players is this afternoon at 4pm CT. Throughout the day, we\u2019ll surely see a handful of arb-eligible players agree to terms with their clubs to avoid a hearing.<\/p>\n
These so-called \u201cpre-tender deals\u201d usually, although not always, involve players who\u00a0were borderline non-tender candidates<\/a>. Rather than run the risk of being cut loose, they can look to sign in the lead-up to the deadline. Those salaries often come in a little below projections, since these players tend to have less leverage because of the uncertainty about whether they\u2019ll be offered a contract at all.<\/p>\n Under the 2022-26 collective bargaining agreement, players who sign to avoid an arbitration hearing are guaranteed full termination pay. That\u2019s a change from prior CBAs, when teams could release an arb-eligible player before the season began and would only owe a prorated portion of the contract. This was done to incentivize teams and players to get deals done without going to a hearing.<\/p>\n All salary projections in this post\u00a0come via MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz<\/a>. This post will be updated throughout the day as deals are announced and\/or reported. Salary figures are from The Associated Press<\/a> unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n The Astros signed right-hander Enyel De Los Santos<\/a> to a one-year deal and outfielder Taylor Trammell<\/a> to a split deal, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com<\/a>. Per Chandler Rome<\/a> of The Athletic<\/a>, De Los Santos gets $1.6MM, plus a $100K bonus if he appears in 60 games, while Trammell $900K if in the majors and $500K in the minors. They were projected for $2.1MM and $900K respectively. Photo courtesy of William Liang, Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The deadline for teams to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players is this afternoon at 4pm CT. Throughout the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[158693,2011,158694,58325,158695,36899,158696,65965,158697,48095,100288,30996,108151,25920,158698,158699,143488,158700,143489,158701,34193,133475,158702,158703,158704,94787,158705,158706,99,51226,36367,101897],"class_list":["post-306258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-beau-brieske","tag-clarke-schmidt","tag-cole-sulser","tag-david-fry","tag-derek-hill","tag-eli-white","tag-enyel-de-los-santos","tag-felix-bautista","tag-garrett-stubbs","tag-j-t-brubaker","tag-jake-bauers","tag-jake-rogers","tag-joey-wentz","tag-jonathan-india","tag-jose-suarez","tag-justin-topa","tag-ken-waldichuk","tag-luis-campusano","tag-luis-medina","tag-matt-festa","tag-matt-vierling","tag-mauricio-dubon","tag-nolan-jones","tag-oswaldo-cabrera","tag-rafael-marchan","tag-riley-adams","tag-sam-haggerty","tag-sam-moll","tag-sports","tag-taylor-trammell","tag-tyrone-taylor","tag-vidal-brujan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=306258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/306258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=306258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=306258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=306258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe Athletics announced that they have signed right-hander Luis Medina<\/a> and left-hander Ken Waldichuk<\/a> to one-year deals. Medina gets $835K, while Waldichuk comes in at $825K.
\nThe Braves announced that they have signed infielder Vidal Bruj\u00e1n<\/a>, infielder Mauricio Dub\u00f3n<\/a>, outfielder Eli White<\/a> and left-handers Joey Wentz<\/a> and Jos\u00e9 Suarez<\/a> for the 2026 season. Bruj\u00e1n\u2019s deal was announced as a split contract; he\u2019ll make $850K in MLB and $500K in the minors. Dubon will make $6.1MM, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post<\/a>, right around his $5.8MM projection. Suarez gets $900K, per Ari Alexander of 7 News<\/a>, below his $1.5MM projection. White and Wentz also get $900K salaries.
\nThe Brewers announced that they have signed first baseman Jake Bauers<\/a> for 2026. He\u2019ll make $2.7MM, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post<\/a>. He was projected for $2MM.
\nThe Giants have agreed to a one-year deal with right-hander JT Brubaker<\/a>, per Justice selos Santos of Mercury News<\/a>. He commands a $1.82MM salary.
\nThe Guardians have agreed to one-year deals with outfielder Nolan Jones<\/a>, catcher\/designated hitter David Fry<\/a> and right-hander Matt Festa<\/a>, per Zack Meisel of The Athletic<\/a>. In a follow-up<\/a>, Meisel also provides the salary figures. Jones will make $2MM, Fry $1.375MM and Festa $1MM. They were projected for $2MM, $1.2MM and $1MM respectively.
\nThe Mets and outfielder Tyrone Taylor<\/a> have agreed at $3.8MM, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com<\/a>, right around his $3.6MM projection.
\nThe Nationals announced they have signed catcher Riley Adams<\/a> to a one-year deal. It\u2019s a split deal that pays $1MM in the big leagues and $500K in the minors.
\nThe Orioles and right-hander F\u00e9lix Bautista<\/a> have agreed to a $2.25MM contract, reports Mark Feinsand of MLB.com<\/a>. He was projected for $2.1MM.
\nThe Padres announced they signed catcher Luis Campusano<\/a> to a one-year deal. He\u2019ll make $900K next year, per Dennis Lin of The Athletic<\/a>. He was projected for $1MM.
\nThe Phillies have agreed to a split deal with catcher Garrett Stubbs<\/a>, reports Matt Gelb of The Athletic<\/a>. Stubbs will make $925K in the majors and $575K in the minors. The major league salary is an exact match for his projection. The Phils announced that they also signed catcher Rafael March\u00e1n<\/a>. He\u2019ll make $860K, per Todd Zolecki of MLB.com<\/a>. He was projected for $1MM.
\nThe Rangers announced they signed outfielder Sam Haggerty<\/a> to a one-year deal. It\u2019s a $1.25MM contract.
\nThe Rays and right-hander Cole Sulser<\/a> have settled at $1.05MM, per Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times<\/a>. Sulser was projected for $1.2MM. According to the AP, it\u2019s a split deal that pays at a $600K rate in the minors.
\nThe Reds and left-hander Sam Moll<\/a> have agreed at $875K, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post<\/a>. He was projected for $1.2MM. His 2026 deal also has $150K in potential incentives \u2014 $50K each for 45, 55 and 65 appearances.
\nThe Royals and infielder Jonathan India<\/a> agreed to an $8MM deal. You can read more about that in this post<\/a>.
\nThe Tigers and infielder\/outfielder Matt Vierling<\/a> agreed at $3.225MM, per Jon Heyman of The New York Post<\/a>. He was projected for $3.1MM. Detroit signed right-hander Beau Brieske<\/a> at $1.1575MM, per Heyman<\/a>, right around his $1.3MM projection. The Tigers signed catcher Jake Rogers<\/a> at $3.05MM, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press<\/a>, right around his $2.9MM projection.
\nThe Twins signed right-hander Justin Topa<\/a> to a one-year, $1.225MM deal. MLBTR covered that earlier in this post<\/a>. The Twins turned down a $2MM club option for Topa, giving him a $225K buyout instead, but he remained under club control via arb. Between the buyout and next year\u2019s salary, he\u2019ll collect $1.45MM. Darren Wolfson of KSTP<\/a> reported Topa\u2019s 2026 salary. Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic<\/a> adds that the guarantee is broken down into a $1MM salary in 2026 followed by a $225K buyout on a $5MM mutual option. The buyout can rise to $300K via unspecified incentives.
\nThe White Sox announced that they have agreed to terms on a $900K deal with outfielder Derek Hill<\/a>. He was projected for $1MM.
\nThe Yankees and infielder Oswaldo Cabrera<\/a> have agreed to a $1.2MM contract, per Jack Curry of Yes Network<\/a>, an exact match for his projection. The Yanks have also signed right-hander Clarke Schmidt<\/a> to a $4.5MM deal, per Robert Murray of FanSided<\/a>, right around his $4.9MM projection.<\/p>\n