NEW YORK (AP) – St. Louis pitcher Lance Lynn was among 17 players who avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to contracts Thursday, reaching a $22 million, three-year deal with the Cardinals.
Milwaukee catcher Martin Maldonado agreed to a $1.95 million, two-year contract, and 15 players reached one-year agreements.
Among the 175 players who filed for arbitration Tuesday, 153 were on track to swap proposed arbitration figures with their teams Friday. A majority of those were expected to settle before the exchange.
High-profile players still set to swap included pitchers David Price, Stephen Strasburg, Jeff Samardzija, Rick Porcello, Ian Kennedy, Doug Fister and Kenley Jansen.
Chris Davis, Matt Wieters, Austin Jackson and Mark Trumbo were among the position players.