"The Los Angeles Dodgers 40-man roster has remained near-full or without any open space so far this offseason. That looks to still be the case for the foreseeable future as the team tendered contracts to players who are eligible for salary arbitration for the 2026 season. Coming off their back-to-back World Series win, the Dodgers went into the offseason with nine players who were eligible for salary arbitration. However, as the 2 p.m. PT deadline arrived on Friday to tender contracts to such players, their group was down to five."
"Tony Gonsolin previously was designated for assignment and went unclaimed on waivers. The Dodgers then outrighted Gonsolin off their 40-man roster but he chose free agency over accepting a Minor League assignment. Michael Grove also elected to become a free agent upon being outrighted. Meanwhile, Ben Rortvedt was no longer included among the Dodgers' arbitration players due to being claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. It had not been announced that Rortvedt was waived or designated for assignment by the Dodgers."
"Thus, the group of Dodgers arbitration players as of Friday consisted of Anthony Banda, Alex Call, Brusdar Graterol, Evan Phillips and Brock Stewart. Once the deadline arrived, Phillips was non-tendered and became a free agent. Each of the aforementioned players has three or more years of Major League service time but less than six years, which makes them eligible for salary arbitration for the 2026 season. Although the Dodgers retained the rights to the group, they are still not officially under contract for the upcoming season."
Los Angeles retained rights to five arbitration-eligible players after tendering contracts ahead of the 2 p.m. PT deadline, keeping the 40-man roster near full. Nine players initially were arbitration-eligible; roster moves reduced the list to five. Tony Gonsolin and Michael Grove elected free agency after being outrighted. Ben Rortvedt was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds; he and the Dodgers later reportedly agreed to a $1.25 million contract for 2026. The remaining arbitration group includes Anthony Banda, Alex Call, Brusdar Graterol, Evan Phillips and Brock Stewart, though Phillips was non-tendered and became a free agent. Contracts remain unsettled pending negotiations and the Jan. 9, 2026 deadline.
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