2020 trade deadline pickup Mychal Givens will receive $4.05 million in a one-year deal with the Rockies. Antonio Senzatela, the Rockies’ 2020 bWAR leader, signed a one-year, $3 million deal with Colorado on Thursday.
Givens threw less than a third of the innings Senzatela did last year.
Jeff Passan pointed out how the arbitration system values age when it comes to money, so this isn’t a ‘shock’ by any means: “Younger guys get paid less than they should. It’s not that teams are getting bargains. It’s how the system works.