Cody Bellinger and the Dodgers settled on a one-year, $16.1 million contract Friday to avoid arbitration, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.
The Dodgers entered Friday with the contracts for five arbitration-eligible players — Bellinger, Corey Seager, Walker Buehler, Julio Urías and Austin Barnes — still unresolved. The parties had until 10 a.m. PST to exchange arbitration figures if a settlement wasn’t reached. The team agreed to deals with relievers Dylan Floro ($950,000) and Corey Knebel ($5.25 million) on Thursday.
The deadline, however, is a soft one; the sides can still come to a resolution before a hearing happens.