Juan Soto, Pete Alonso and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached big-money agreements on one-year contracts as 170 players avoided salary arbitration with deals and 33 exchanged proposed figures with their teams.
FILE - San Diego Padres right fielder Juan Soto watches his two-run home run during the fifth inning in Game 4 of the baseball NL Championship Series between the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. Outfielder Juan Soto agreed to a $23 million, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, a raise from his $17.1 million salary last season.– Juan Soto, Pete Alonso and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
AL batting champion Luis Arraez was the only eligible Minnesota player who didn't settle, asking for $6.1 million while the Twins offered $5 million. NL batting champion Jeff McNeil was the lone New York Mets player on track for a hearing, asking for $7.75 million while the team proposed $6.25 million.
Soto also trailed Mookie Betts and Nolan Arenado , and he matched Josh Donaldson's $23 million with Toronto in 2018. Soto, who turned down a $440 million, 15-year offer from Washington last summer before he was traded to the Padres, can become a free agent following the 2024 World Series. Guerrero, runner-up in 2021 AL MVP voting, agreed to the same figure with Toronto, the first baseman increasing his salary from $7.9 million.
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