ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Pitcher Jake Odorizzi and the Tampa Bay Rays have gone to salary arbitration.
Eligible for arbitration for the first time, Odorizzi asked arbitrators Edna Francis, Margaret Brogan and James Oldham for a raise from $520,700 to $4.1 million. The Rays argued during Monday's hearing that he should be paid $3,825,000.
A right-hander who turns 27 next month, Odorizzi was 10-6 with a 3.69 ERA last year, his third full season with the Rays.
A decision won't be issued until all cases involving first-time eligible starting pitchers are completed.