Fansided · Oct 31, 2025
Predicting what the Nationals will do with their impending arbitration decisions
Washington Nationals v Atlanta Braves | Kevin C. Cox/GettyImagesNovember 21 is the deadline to tender contracts to players on a Major League Baseball roster without a pre-existing guaranteed contract. Of course, that's not the deadline to come to an agreement on a salary; the tendering of a contract simply indicates intent to offer one, and if a team doesn't tender a contract to a major league player, he becomes a free agent. For players with fewer than 3 years of major league service, the process is rather simple; players under these criteria often simply have their contracts renewed for the league-minimum salary, which will be $780,000 annually in the 2026 season.