James Paxton, Didi Gregorius Avoid Arbitration
6 years agoNew York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton and shortstop Didi Gregorius both avoided salary arbitration on Friday by agreeing to undisclosed one-year, non-guaranteed contracts. Starting pitcher Sonny Gray, reliever Tommy Kahnle and catcher Austin Romine also settled. Paxton was acquired from the Mariners after going 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and career-high 11.7 K/9 across 28 starts in 2018. While Yankee Stadium might hurt him some, Paxton's strikeout upside for a strong offense gives him top-20 starting pitcher upside. Gregorius underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss at least half the season. He slugged a career-high 27 long balls last year and also drove in 86 while swiping 10 bags, so he'll be worth stashing in deeper leagues.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com