The Rockies and right-handed reliever Mychal Givens have avoided arbitration with a $4.05MM agreement for 2021, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets. MLBTR had projected a $3.4MM to $4.3MM arbitration salary for Givens, who’s entering his last season of arb control.
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Givens joined the Rockies in a trade with the Orioles last August, a time when the Rox were hoping to earn a playoff berth, but the team fell out of contention during the last month of the season. Givens didn’t necessarily help their cause, as he allowed seven earned runs in 9 1/3 innings during his Rockies debut. Between Colorado and Baltimore, Givens finished the season with an acceptable 3.63 ERA/4.31 SIERA and a 26.9 percent strikeout rate across 22 1/3 frames, though a 10.8 percent walk rate and a career-low groundball percentage of 23.2 percent helped lead to his issues.
Since he debuted in the majors in 2015, Givens has pitched to a 3.41 ERA/3.35 SIERA with a 29.1 percent strikeout rate and a 9.4 percent walk rate over 345 1/3 frames. Putting up numbers like those in 2021 would make it easier for Givens to cash in as a free agent next winter.
tom brunanskys black sock
Not too shabby, givens his recent performance.
Oddvark
What movie is that from?
tom brunanskys black sock
The Money Pit
lilpartialbaldo
Should be enough to buy a few more vowels for his first name.
gbs42
…and sometimes “y.”
Monkey’s Uncle
That’s what arbitration is all about, the Givens take.
tom brunanskys black sock
Nice
Arnold Ziffel
Not bad
jramey1
4 mill is not too bad prob won’t be with Rox next year but if he can manage mid 3s with us then that’s worth every bit of 4 mill
wagner13
The deadline return will be the real determinant of his value if Colorado can’t compete