Arbitration figures had to be exchanged between players and teams by 12 noon CT today.
This led to my Twitter timeline being overrun with tweets about arb-eligible players and teams settling contracts early this afternoon.
Now, we have news of a settlement involving a Cubs player:
This is slightly above the MLB Trade Rumors estimate of $6.5 million for Happ.
Happ got off to a terrible start in 2021 and, for a time, was benched. But after the selloff, playing every day, he finally began to hit. From August 13 through the end of the season, Happ hit .