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NEW YORK – Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong’s All-Star performance not only has given the team’s offense a boost, given him international notoriety, and put him in the early MVP conversation. It also could come with a substantial added financial benefit.
Crow-Armstrong is on pace to earn over $1 million from the pre-arbitration bonus pool this year, based on WAR calculations, according to the Associated Press.
The bonus pool system was established in the current collective bargaining agreement (2022-26). A total of 100 players will receive payments this year.
Awards determine part of the allocation.