ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have gone to arbitration with left-hander Fernando Abad, Major League Baseball’s first hearing this year and the team’s first since 2002.
Abad asked arbitrators Robert Herzog, Phillip LaPorte and Dennis Archer for a raise from $1.3 million to $2.7 million, and the team argued during Monday’s session that he should be paid $2 million. A decision is expected Tuesday.
The 31-year-old Abad was 1-6 with a 3.66 ERA last year in 57 relief appearances for Minnesota and Boston, which acquired him on Aug. 1 for right-hander Pat Light.