Days after the Red Sox settled one-year deals with seven arb-eligible players, the team and Drew Pomeranz remain locked in a stalemate. Pomeranz filed at $5.7 million and the Red Sox came in at $3.6 million, a middle price would be $4.65 million.
$2.1 million dollars is an especially sizeable difference between team and player filings. In fact, the only other notable players with a difference greater than $1 million are Pedro Strop and Dellin Betances. This doesn’t mean that Pomeranz and the Red Sox couldn’t meet halfway on a deal before his arbitration hearing, but it’s clear that both sides have wildly different views of his 2016 season and outlook moving forward.