As the Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to finalize their blockbuster three-team trade with the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins, they have been busy on other fronts — particularly as it pertains to salary arbitration.
The organization went to a hearing with Joc Pederson on Thursday — their first in over a decade — and defeated him, ensuring that he will earn $7.75 million for the 2020 season as opposed to the $9.5 million figure he requested.
The Dodgers managed to avoid such a scenario with Max Muncy and Chris Taylor, signing them to multi-year contract extensions and foregoing the arbitration hearing process altogether.