Dodgers avoid arbitration with all eligible players before deadline

"RHP Brusdar Graterol - Arbitration 4 - $2.8MM Projected - $2.8MM Actual Graterol is in his final year of arbitration, having thrown just 7 1/3 innings in the last two years, which explains his relatively low salary considering his quality. Given that he was questionable to return late in 2025 from his shoulder injury, he should be healthy for 2026, and the Dodgers could use him to bolster their pen."

"LHP Anthony Banda - Arbitration 2 - $1.7MM Projected - $1.625MM Actual Another success story for the player development department of the Dodgers, Banda has been a reliable workhorse for the pen since being picked up in 2024 off the proverbial scrap heap. He's thrown 114.2 innings over the past two years with the Dodgers, posting a 3.14 ERA but with a 4.15 FIP as he ran into dinger trouble last year, making him more of a fungible middle relief type"

The arbitration deadline required players and teams to settle to avoid hearings; the Dodgers entered the day with four remaining arbitration-eligible players after starting the offseason with nine. One arbitration-eligible player had his contract option exercised after the World Series and did not need arbitration. Brusdar Graterol received $2.8 million in his final arbitration year after limited innings the past two seasons; he projects as a cost-effective back-end relief option if healthy for 2026 following a shoulder injury. Anthony Banda settled for $1.625 million after proving a reliable workhorse, though his 4.15 FIP and homer issues make him a fungible middle-left relief option.

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