Major League Baseball agreements that avoided salary arbitration
NEW YORK (AP) — Players who avoided salary arbitration with one-year agreements for 2026 this week, as obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources (w-2025 arbitration winner, l-2025 arbitration loser):
| Shea Langeliers | Athletics | $5,250,000 |
| Shane Baz | Baltimore | 3,500,000 |
| Yennier Cano | Baltimore | 1,600,000 |
| Gunnar Henderson | Baltimore | 8,500,000 |
| Dean Kremer | Baltimore | 5,750,000 |
| Ryan Mountcastle | Baltimore | 6,787,000 |
| Trevor Rogers | Baltimore | 6,200,000 |
| Adley Rutschman | Baltimore | 7,250,000 |
| Taylor Ward | Baltimore | 12,175,000 |
| Tyler Wells | Baltimore | 2,445,000 |
| Triston Casas | Boston | 1,610,000 |
| Kutter Crawford | Boston | 2,750,000 |
| Romy González | Boston | 1,600,000 |
| Tanner Houck | Boston | 4,150,000 |
| l-Johan Oviedo | Boston | 1,550,000 |
| Steven Kwan | Cleveland | 7,725,000 |
| Kerry Carpenter | Detroit | 3,275,000 |
| Riley Greene | Detroit | 5,000,000 |
| Tyler Holton | Detroit | 1,575,000 |
| Zach McKinstry | Detroit | 4,200,000 |
| Casey Mize | Detroit | 6,150,000 |
| Spencer Torkelson | Detroit | 4,075,000 |
| Will Vest | Detroit | 3,950,000 |
| Bryan Abreu | Houston | 5,850,000 |
| Nick Allen | Houston | 1,400,000 |
| Hunter Brown | Houston | 5,710,000 |
| Jake Meyers | Houston | 3,550,000 |
| Steven Okert | Houston | 2,325,000 |
| Jeremy Peña | Houston | 9,475,000 |
| Jesús Sánchez | Houston | 6,800,000 |
| Bennett Sousa | Houston | 910,000 |
| Hayden Wesneski | Houston | 975,000 |
| Bailey Falter | Kansas City | 3,600,000 |
| Kyle Isbel | Kansas City | 2,700,000 |
| Daniel Lynch | Kansas City | 1,025,000 |
| Michael Massey | Kansas City | 1,570,000 |
| Nick Mears | Kansas City | 1,900,000 |
| John Schreiber | Kansas City | 3,715,000 |
| Jo Adell | L.A. Angels | 5,200,000 |
| Brock Burke | L.A. Angels | 2,325,000 |
| Zach Neto | L.A. Angels | 4,150,000 |
| Logan O’Hoppe | L.A. Angels | 2,625,000 |
| José Soriano | L.A. Angels | 2,900,000 |
| Alex Jackson | Minnesota | 1,350,000 |
| Ryan Jeffers | Minnesota | 6,700,000 |
| Trevor Larnach | Minnesota | 4,475,000 |
| Royce Lewis | Minnesota | 2,850,000 |
| Bailey Ober | Minnesota | 5,200,000 |
| Cole Sands | Minnesota | 1,100,000 |
| David Bednar | N.Y. Yankees | 9,000,000 |
| Jake Bird | N.Y. Yankees | 915,000 |
| José Caballero | N.Y. Yankees | 2,000,000 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | N.Y. Yankees | 10,200,000 |
| Fernando Cruz | N.Y. Yankees | 1,450,000 |
| Camilo Doval | N.Y. Yankees | 6,100,000 |
| Luis Gil | N.Y. Yankees | 2,162,500 |
| Anthony Volpe | N.Y. Yankees | 3,475,000 |
| Randy Arozarena | Seattle | 15,650,000 |
| Matt Brash | Seattle | 1,550,000 |
| Logan Gilbert | Seattle | 10,927,000 |
| George Kirby | Seattle | 6,550,000 |
| Luke Raley | Seattle | 2,050,000 |
| Gabe Speier | Seattle | 2,125,000 |
| Bryan Baker | Tampa Bay | 1,275,000 |
| Garrett Cleavinger | Tampa Bay | 2,400,000 |
| Nick Fortes | Tampa Bay | 2,535,000 |
| Griffin Jax | Tampa Bay | 3,565,000 |
| Kevin Kelly | Tampa Bay | 925,000 |
| Josh Lowe | Tampa Bay | 2,600,000 |
| Richie Palacios | Tampa Bay | 945,000 |
| Ryan Pepiot | Tampa Bay | 3,025,000 |
| Steven Wilson | Tampa Bay | 1,520,000 |
| Jake Burger | Texas | 3,200,000 |
| Ezequiel Durán | Texas | 1,375,000 |
| Josh Jung | Texas | 2,900,000 |
| Josh Smith | Texas | 3,225,000 |
| Ernie Clement | Toronto | 4,600,000 |
| Tyler Heineman | Toronto | 1,237,500 |
| Daulton Varsho | Toronto | 10,750,000 |
| Kevin Ginkel | Arizona | 2,725,000 |
| Jake McCarthy | Arizona | 1,525,000 |
| Gabriel Moreno | Arizona | 2,525,000 |
| Ryne Nelson | Arizona | 3,000,000 |
| A.J. Puk | Arizona | 3,100,000 |
| Pavin Smith | Arizona | 2,250,000 |
| Alek Thomas | Arizona | 1,962,500 |
| Ryan Thompson | Arizona | 3,950,000 |
| Javier Assad | Chicago Cubs | 1,800,000 |
| Edward Cabrera | Chicago Cubs | 4,450,000 |
| Justin Steele | Chicago Cubs | 6,775,000 |
| Will Benson | Cincinnati | 1,725,000 |
| TJ Friedl | Cincinnati | 3,800,000 |
| Nick Lodolo | Cincinnati | 4,725,000 |
| Gavin Lux | Cincinnati | 5,525,000 |
| Matt McLain | Cincinnati | 2,300,000 |
| Tony Santillan | Cincinnati | 1,800,000 |
| Brady Singer | Cincinnati | 12,750,000 |
| Spencer Steer | Cincinnati | 4,000,000 |
| Brennan Bernardino | Colorado | 925,000 |
| Brenton Doyle | Colorado | 3,100,000 |
| Ryan Feltner | Colorado | 2,450,000 |
| Tyler Freeman | Colorado | 1,525,000 |
| Jimmy Herget | Colorado | 1,550,000 |
| w-Mickey Moniak | Colorado | 4,000,000 |
| Anthony Banda | L.A. Dodgers | 1,625,000 |
| Alex Call | L.A. Dodgers | 1,600,000 |
| Brusdar Graterol | L.A. Dodgers | 2,800,000 |
| Brock Stewart | L.A. Dodgers | 1,300,000 |
| Calvin Faucher | Miami | |
| Braxton Garrett | Miami | 1,530,000 |
| Max Meyer | Miami | 980,000 |
| Andrew Nardi | Miami | 800,000 |
| Ryan Weathers | Miami | 1,350,000 |
| Trevor Megill | Milwaukee | 4,700,000 |
| Garrett Mitchell | Milwaukee | 950,000 |
| Brice Turang | Milwaukee | 4,150,000 |
| Andrew Vaughn | Milwaukee | 7,650,000 |
| Angel Zerpa | Milwaukee | 1,095,000 |
| Francisco Alvarez | N.Y. Mets | 2,400,000 |
| Huascar Brazobán | N.Y. Mets | 1,050,000 |
| Reed Garrett | N.Y. Mets | 1,300,000 |
| Tylor Megill | N.Y. Mets | 2,500,000 |
| David Peterson | N.Y. Mets | 8,100,000 |
| Luis Torrens | N.Y. Mets | 2,275,000 |
| Tanner Banks | Philadelphia | 1,200,000 |
| Alec Bohm | Philadelphia | 10,200,000 |
| Jhoan Duran | Philadelphia | 7,500,000 |
| Jesús Luzardo | Philadelphia | 11,000,000 |
| Brandon Marsh | Philadelphia | 5,200,000 |
| Edmundo Sosa | Philadelphia | 4,400,000 |
| Bryson Stott | Philadelphia | 5,900,000 |
| Joey Bart | Pittsburgh | 2,530,000 |
| Oneil Cruz | Pittsburgh | 3,300,000 |
| Justin Lawrence | Pittsburgh | 1,225,000 |
| l-Dennis Santana | Pittsburgh | 3,500,000 |
| Alec Burleson | St. Louis | 3,300,000 |
| l-Brendan Donovan | St. Louis | 5,800,000 |
| Nolan Gorman | St. Louis | 2,655,000 |
| Matthew Liberatore | St. Louis | 2,262,500 |
| w-Lars Nootbaar | St. Louis | 5,350,000 |
| w-Andre Pallante | St. Louis | 4,000,000 |
| JoJo Romero | St. Louis | 4,260,000 |
| Jason Adam | San Diego | 6,675,000 |
| Freddy Fermin | San Diego | 2,100,000 |
| Mason Miller | San Diego | 4,000,000 |
| Adrián Morejón | San Diego | 3,900,000 |
| JP Sears | San Diego | 2,750,000 |
| Gavin Sheets | San Diego | 4,500,000 |
| C.J.Abrams | Washington | 4,200,000 |
| Luis García | Washington | 6,875,000 |
| MacKenzie Gore | Washington | 5,600,000 |
| Jake Irvin | Washington | 2,800,000 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Players who avoided salary arbitration with one-year agreements for 2026 this week, as obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources (w-2025 arbitration winner, l-2025 arbitration loser):
| Shea Langeliers | Athletics | $5,250,000 |
| Shane Baz | Baltimore | 3,500,000 |
| Yennier Cano | Baltimore | 1,600,000 |
| Gunnar Henderson | Baltimore | 8,500,000 |
| Dean Kremer | Baltimore | 5,750,000 |
| Ryan Mountcastle | Baltimore | 6,787,000 |
| Trevor Rogers | Baltimore | 6,200,000 |
| Adley Rutschman | Baltimore | 7,250,000 |
| Taylor Ward | Baltimore | 12,175,000 |
| Tyler Wells | Baltimore | 2,445,000 |
| Triston Casas | Boston | 1,610,000 |
| Kutter Crawford | Boston | 2,750,000 |
| Romy González | Boston | 1,600,000 |
| Tanner Houck | Boston | 4,150,000 |
| l-Johan Oviedo | Boston | 1,550,000 |
| Steven Kwan | Cleveland | 7,725,000 |
| Kerry Carpenter | Detroit | 3,275,000 |
| Riley Greene | Detroit | 5,000,000 |
| Tyler Holton | Detroit | 1,575,000 |
| Zach McKinstry | Detroit | 4,200,000 |
| Casey Mize | Detroit | 6,150,000 |
| Spencer Torkelson | Detroit | 4,075,000 |
| Will Vest | Detroit | 3,950,000 |
| Bryan Abreu | Houston | 5,850,000 |
| Nick Allen | Houston | 1,400,000 |
| Hunter Brown | Houston | 5,710,000 |
| Jake Meyers | Houston | 3,550,000 |
| Steven Okert | Houston | 2,325,000 |
| Jeremy Peña | Houston | 9,475,000 |
| Jesús Sánchez | Houston | 6,800,000 |
| Bennett Sousa | Houston | 910,000 |
| Hayden Wesneski | Houston | 975,000 |
| Bailey Falter | Kansas City | 3,600,000 |
| Kyle Isbel | Kansas City | 2,700,000 |
| Daniel Lynch | Kansas City | 1,025,000 |
| Michael Massey | Kansas City | 1,570,000 |
| Nick Mears | Kansas City | 1,900,000 |
| John Schreiber | Kansas City | 3,715,000 |
| Jo Adell | L.A. Angels | 5,200,000 |
| Brock Burke | L.A. Angels | 2,325,000 |
| Zach Neto | L.A. Angels | 4,150,000 |
| Logan O’Hoppe | L.A. Angels | 2,625,000 |
| José Soriano | L.A. Angels | 2,900,000 |
| Alex Jackson | Minnesota | 1,350,000 |
| Ryan Jeffers | Minnesota | 6,700,000 |
| Trevor Larnach | Minnesota | 4,475,000 |
| Royce Lewis | Minnesota | 2,850,000 |
| Bailey Ober | Minnesota | 5,200,000 |
| Cole Sands | Minnesota | 1,100,000 |
| David Bednar | N.Y. Yankees | 9,000,000 |
| Jake Bird | N.Y. Yankees | 915,000 |
| José Caballero | N.Y. Yankees | 2,000,000 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | N.Y. Yankees | 10,200,000 |
| Fernando Cruz | N.Y. Yankees | 1,450,000 |
| Camilo Doval | N.Y. Yankees | 6,100,000 |
| Luis Gil | N.Y. Yankees | 2,162,500 |
| Anthony Volpe | N.Y. Yankees | 3,475,000 |
| Randy Arozarena | Seattle | 15,650,000 |
| Matt Brash | Seattle | 1,550,000 |
| Logan Gilbert | Seattle | 10,927,000 |
| George Kirby |
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