Pitcher Edwin Uceta and the Tampa Bay Rays have argued the first salary arbitration case of the year. Uceta is asking for $1,525,000, while the team is offering…<\/p>\n
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.(AP) \u2014 Pitcher Edwin Uceta and the Tampa Bay Rays argued the first salary arbitration case of the year Thursday, with the 28-year-old right-hander asking for $1,525,000 and the team arguing for $1.2 million.<\/p>\n
A decision by the panel of Janice Johnston, Alan Ponak and Melinda Gordon will be held until other cases are decided or resolved.<\/p>\n
Uceta was eligible for arbitration for the first time after going 10-3 with a 3.79 ERA in 70 relief appearances last year. He was a so-called Super Two, eligible because he has 2 years, 150 days of major league service \u2014 10 days above the cutoff for this year’s arbitration class.<\/p>\n
Fourteen players remain scheduled for hearings, which run through through Feb. 13 in Scottsdale, Arizona.<\/p>\n
In the most prominent case, two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal asked for a record $32 million<\/a>, while the Detroit Tigers offered the left-hander $19 million.<\/p>\n