The Tampa Tribune’s Marc Topkin reports that the Rays and catcher Dioner Navarro have an arbitration hearing date set for February 9.
Navarro’s representatives have requested $2.5MM and the Rays have offered him $2.1MM. An arbitrator will decide between one of the two figures and announce his decision a few days after the hearing. Navarro hit .295/.349/.407 last season with seven dingers and 54 RBI.
