With a Tuesday deadline looming for teams to offer contracts to their unsigned players, pitcher Mike Minor appears to be the only difficult decision for the Braves among their five arbitration-eligible players.
Minor missed the entire 2015 season with a shoulder injury (torn labrum) and had arthroscopic surgery in May. He had to shut down his throwing program in early November and currently is working on range-of-motion and stretching exercises, not throwing.
The Braves’ other arbitration-eligible players included starting pitcher Shelby Miller, projected to get close to $5 million throught arbitration; relievers Arodys Vizcaino and Chris Withrow, and infielder Pedro Ciriaco.