Eduardo Rodriguez‘s paycheck from the Boston Red Sox will be a bit lighter than he expected this season.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that Rodriguez lost his arbitration case on Wednesday. The lefty asked for $8.975 million but will have to settle for the $8.3 million that the team offered.
Eduardo Rodriguez lost his arbitration case with the #RedSox, according to a source. He will receive the team’s offer of $8.3M, not his requested $8.975M.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) February 13, 2020
Rodriguez had a career year in 2019, winning 19 games while posting a 3.