Immediately is the deadline for groups throughout Main League Baseball and their respective gamers to alternate numbers forwards and backwards on the subject of arbitration. There are two large deadlines: The deadline for agreements was 1:00 p.m. ET and the gamers and groups that didn’t attain an settlement by that time will alternate wage figures at 8:00 p.m. ET tonight.
The Atlanta Braves went into at the moment’s proceedings with three candidates for arbitration: Jarred Kelenic, Dylan Lee and Eli White. As of proper now, the Braves have solely come to an settlement with Jarred Kelenic, as the 2 events agreed on a $2.3 million contract for the 2025 season. Robert Murray of FanSided reported it first and the Braves confirmed the information shortly afterwards.
The #Braves at the moment signed OF Jarred Kelenic ($2.3 million) to a one-year contract for the 2025 season.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) January 9, 2025
We nonetheless haven’t heard any information on Lee or White, so maintain it locked in and we’ll replace this publish as soon as any additional information comes out. Whereas the deadline has handed, names and numbers are nonetheless filtering by way of, so we could have information on these two fairly quickly. We might solely hear about it tonight! Both method, we’ll have it coated for you and will probably be updating this publish as soon as information breaks.
UPDATE [2:05 PM]: The Braves have come to an settlement wit Dylan Lee and will probably be avoiding arbitration.
The #Braves at the moment signed LHP Dylan Lee ($1.025 million) to a one-year contract for the 2025 season.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) January 9, 2025
What’s extra is that in response to MLB.com Braves beat author Mark Bowman, the Braves aren’t going to have any arbitration hearings this 12 months. Apparently Eli White wasn’t arbitration-eligible in any case, in order that seems to be the tip of Atlanta’s enterprise so far as arbitration in 2025 is anxious.
Jarred Kelenic will probably be coming into this season trying to rebound after he by no means fairly bought his footing throughout his first season in Atlanta. He ultimately completed with a .231/.286/.393 slash line, with a wOBA of .29 and a wRC+ of 86 over 118 video games — all of which was down in comparison with his ultimate season with the Mariners. In the meantime, Dylan Lee will probably be coming into into this season trying to proceed being a handful for opposing batters to take care of. Lee had an ERA- of 51 and a FIP- of 76 over a career-high 59.2 innings in 2024.
