The Pittsburgh Pirates and right-handed pitcher Robert Stephenson have avoided arbitration by settling on a $1.75M salary according to Jason Mackey. He’s the second player to settle today, with JT Brubaker being announced earlier.
Source: Robert Stephenson and Pirates avoid arbitration and settle for $1.75 million.
— Jason Mackey (@JMackeyPG) January 13, 2023
Stephenson is in his last year before free agency. He spent most of 2022 with the Colorado Rockies, where he had a 6.04 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP, with 37 strikeouts in 44.2 innings. He came to the Pirates via waivers on August 27th, then improved great over his six weeks before the season ended.