Six weeks ago, I looked at MLB Trade Rumor's arbitration projections for their six eligible players, Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Slater. That site's projection system has been pretty accurate over the years, and for these two players, they had them pegged at $7.3 million and $3.6 million, respectively.
But that's not how arbitration works and they were due raises regardless. Players provide 'surplus value' in their pre-arbitration years when they're positive contributors to the team. These deals are effectively 'market rate' for arbitration eligible players of their ilk.
We know what Yaz can provide when healthy: quality defense at the corners, emergency work in center, and pop. His .462 slugging percentage is 27th-best in the National League since debuting in 2019. His 10.4% walk rate is 16th. A valuable player to have.
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