NEW YORK – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty and Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka won their salary arbitration cases on Saturday, while Tampa Bay Rays rescuer Ryan Yarbrough lost his case.
Flaherty received a raise from $ 604,500 to $ 3.9 million by arbitrators Howard Edelman, Steven Wolf and Walt De Treux, who heard arguments on Feb. 5. The Cardinals had submitted $ 3 million.
Soroka was raised from $ 583,500 to $ 2.8 million by arbitrators Frederic Horowitz, Margaret Brogan and Robert Herzog, who heard arguments on Friday. The Braves had argued for $ 2.1 million.
Yarbrough received a $ 578,500 to $ 2.3 million raise from arbitrators Allen Ponak, Mark Burstein and Jules Bloch in lieu of his $ 3.1 million request.
Players and teams have split six decisions so far, with four players – Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes, Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ, San Francisco second baseman Donovan Solano and Atlanta shortstop Dansby Swanson – scheduled for hearings next week.
All cases are being disputed about Zoom this year because of the pandemic rather than personally.
Flaherty, 25, was 4-3 with a 4.91 ERA in nine starts during the shortened season, struckout 49 and walked 16 in 40 1/3 innings.
Soroka, 23, was 0-1 with a 3.95 ERA in three starts. His year ended when he tore his right Achilles tendon on August 3 when he threw the New York Mets. Soroka underwent surgery four days later and hopes to be ready for opening day.
Yarbrough, a 29-year old lefthander, was 1-4 with a 3.56 ERA in nine starts and two relief appearances, struckout 44 and walked 12 in 55 2/3 innings. He was 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA in two postseason starts and five relief appearances, helping the Rays reach the World Series, where they lost to the Dodgers.