Arbitration Study
The 2008 and 2009 salaries of the 111 players in salary arbitration, as obtained by The Associated Press from those connected to players and management. The 2008 salaries include earned bonuses. For players with multiyear contracts (x-ending multiyear contract; y-beginning multiyear contract), the salaries listed are the average annual values of the contracts. (w-arbitration winner; l-arbitration loser).
Player 2008 2009
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore
Nick Markakis $455,000 $11,016,667-y
Luke Scott 430,000 2,400,000
George Sherrill 1,000,000 2,750,000
Boston
Javier Lopez 860,000 1,350,000
Jonathan Papelbon 800,000 6,250,000
Kevin Youkilis 3,075,000 10,281,250-y
Chicago
Bobby Jenks 550,000 5,600,000
Cleveland
None
Detroit
Edwin Jackson 412,700 2,200,000
Gerald Laird 1,600,000 2,800,000
Bobby Seay 825,000 1,300,000
Justin Verlander 1,063,200-x 3,675,000
Joel Zumaya 420,000 735,000
Kansas City
Brian Bannister 421,000 1,737,500
John Buck 2,200,000 2,900,000
Jimmy Gobble 1,312,500 1,350,000
Zack Greinke 1,475,000 9,500,000-y
Mike Jacobs 395,000 3,275,000
Joel Peralta 450,000 640,000
Mark Teahen 2,337,500 3,575,000
Los Angeles
Maicer Izturis 1,200,000 1,600,000
Mike Napoli 425,000 2,000,000
Darren Oliver 2,000,000 3,665,000
Robb Quinlan 925,000-x 1,100,000
Ervin Santana 445,000 7,500,000-y
Minnesota
Matt Guerrier 950,000 1,475,000
Jason Kubel 1,312,500 3,600,000-y
New York
Brian Bruney 725,000 1,250,000
Melky Cabrera 461,200 1,400,000
Xavier Nady 3,590,000 6,550,000
Oakland
Justin Duchscherer 1,330,000 3,900,000
Seattle
Erik Bedard 7,000,000 7,750,000
Aaron Heilman 1,200,000 1,625,000
Felix Hernandez 540,000 3,800,000
Tampa Bay
Willy Aybar 401,200 1,300,000-y
Jason Bartlett 416,600 1,981,250
Dioner Navarro 432,500 2,100,000-l
Texas
Marlon Byrd 1,800,000 3,060,000
Frank Francisco 775,000 1,615,000
C.J. Wilson 417,460 1,850,000
Toronto
Jeremy Accardo 392,200 900,000
Jose Bautista 1,800,000 2,400,000
Shawn Camp 405,000 750,000
Jason Frasor 1,125,000 1,450,000
Brandon League 400,300 640,000
Brian Tallet 640,000 1,015,000
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona
Conor Jackson 419,500 3,050,000
Chad Qualls 1,312,500 2,535,000
Atlanta
Jeff Francoeur 460,000 3,375,000
Mike Gonzalez 2,362,500 3,450,000
Kelly Johnson 430,000 2,825,000
Casey Kotchman 1,450,000 2,885,000
Chicago
Kevin Gregg 2,500,000 4,200,000
Michael Wuertz 860,000 1,100,000
Cincinnati
Edwin Encarnacion 450,000 3,800,000-y
David Weathers 3,300,000-x 3,900,000
Colorado
Garrett Atkins 4,440,000 7,050,000
Clint Barmes 405,000 1,625,000
Taylor Buchholz 399,000 1,055,000
Jorge de la Rosa 1,100,000 2,000,000
Jason Grilli 420,000 800,000
Huston Street 3,300,000 4,500,000
Florida
Alfredo Amezaga 945,000 1,300,000
Jorge Cantu 600,000 3,500,000
Jeremy Hermida 395,000 2,250,000 Ricky Nolasco 390,000 2,400,000
Cody Ross 390,000 2,225,000
Dan Uggla 417,000 5,350,000-w
Houston
Brandon Backe 1,000,000 1,550,000
Tim Byrdak 625,000 1,000,000
Geoff Geary 1,125,000 1,700,000
Humberto Quintero 405,000 610,000
Wandy Rodriguez 451,000 2,600,000
Los Angeles
Jonathan Broxton 454,000 1,825,000
Andre Ethier 424,500 3,100,000
Russell Martin 500,000 3,900,000
Jason Repko 487,500 500,000
Milwaukee
Prince Fielder 670,000 9,000,000-y
Corey Hart 444,000 3,250,000
Seth McClung 800,000 1,662,500
Rickie Weeks 1,056,000 2,450,000
New York
Ryan Church 2,000,000 2,800,000
Pedro Feliciano 1,040,000 1,612,500
John Maine 450,000 2,600,000
Angel Pagan 401,500 575,000
Jeremy Reed 405,000 925,000
Duaner Sanchez 950,000 1,687,500
Philadelphia
Joe Blanton 3,700,000 5,475,000
Greg Dobbs 440,000 1,250,000-y
Chad Durbin 980,000 1,635,000
Cole Hamels 500,000 10,250,000-y
Ryan Howard 10,000,000 18,000,000-y
Ryan Madson 1,550,000 4,000,000-y
Shane Victorino 480,000 3,125,000
Jayson Werth 1,750,000 5,000,000-y
Pittsburgh
Zach Duke 400,000 2,200,000
John Grabow 1,180,000 2,300,000
Adam LaRoche 5,000,000 7,050,000
Paul Maholm 424,500 4,833,333-y
Nate McLouth 425,500 5,250,000-y
Tyler Yates 800,000 1,300,000
St. Louis
Rick Ankiel 975,000 2,825,000
Chris Duncan 439,000 825,000
Ryan Ludwick 421,000 3,700,000
Brad Thompson 414,000 650,000
Todd Wellemeyer 1,100,000 4,050,000
San Diego
Heath Bell 420,000 1,255,000
San Francisco
Jack Taschner 400,500 835,000
Washington
Shawn Hill 402,000 775,000-w
Scott Olsen 405,000 2,800,000
Josh Willingham 405,000 2,950,000
Ryan Zimmerman 465,000 3,325,000
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press
This story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire. Wire index
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