23 free agents were offered arbitration this year, one fewer than last year. If you're not sure what offering arbitration means, click here to read our free agent arbitration primer.
The following players were offered arbitration today, and now have until December 7th to decide whether to accept:
Type A (10 players)
Chone Figgins
John Lackey
Jose Valverde
Marco Scutaro
Mike Gonzalez
Rafael Soriano
Matt Holliday
Billy Wagner
Jason Bay
Rafael Betancourt
Type B (13 players)
Justin Duchscherer
Rod Barajas
Joel Pineiro
Mark DeRosa
Adrian Beltre
Ivan Rodriguez
Marlon Byrd
Brian Shouse
Gregg Zaun
Jason Marquis
Brandon Lyon
Fernando Rodney
Carl Pavano
Regarding my predictions made yesterday, I guessed wrong on 12 of the 70 players. I was particularly surprised by Randy Wolf, Brian Shouse, and Jason Marquis. Which decisions surprised you?
All 70 of the arbitration decisions are noted in our 2010 MLB free agents list, which is constantly updated.
