arbitration

Phillies avoided arbitration with OF John Mayberry by agreeing to a one-year, $1.5875 million contract.

John Mayberry Jr. appears to be part of GM Ruben Amaro's plans for the Phillies 2014 roster. Even if last season was Mayberry's worst yet. Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Mayberry, who last year hit .227/.286/.391 in 134 games, across the board his lowest rate of three big league seasons, is likely to receive a tender through arbitration...

Cole Hamels has signed for one more year at $15 million. That would seem like a good thing. That’s just the feeling on the surface. Look for things to take a turn south if something doesn’t get done before the season begins...