Araez, the batting king of both major leagues who challenged the .400 batting average, lost to Miami in salary arbitration
Arez lost the salary adjustment.
El Extra Base's Daniel Alvarez-Montes reported on the 15th (Korea time) that Luis Arraez lost the salary arbitration with his team, the Miami Marlins.
Álvarez, who entered his second year of salary adjustment this winter, could not reach an agreement in salary negotiations with Miami. According to Álvarez-Montes, Arraez demanded $12 million in salary. The Miami team, on the other hand, offered $10.6 million. The two sides failed to reach an agreement and fought tooth and nail, eventually heading to the mediation committee.
The arbitration committee ruled in favor of the Miami club, and Arez's 2024 season salary was confirmed at $10.6 million. Arez, who earned $6.1 million last year, increased his salary by $4.5 million.
Araez had a career-high season last year. He appeared in 147 games with 10 home runs, 69 RBIs, and three steals, hitting .354/.393/.469. Until the end of June, he hit .400, but he couldn't sustain it. However, he finished first in batting overall in the majors, well ahead of runner-up Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL, 0.337). He won the Silver Slugger at second base, was named an All-Star, and finished eighth in the MVP voting.
Arraez, who made his debut with the Minnesota Twins in 2019, has the most sophisticated batting average of any active hitter. He batted .300 for the second consecutive year since his debut in the 2019-2020 season, and was the worst at .294 in the 2021 season. And he became the ALB batting champion with 3016/.375/.420 eight homers and 49 RBIs in 144 games in the 2022 season.
Miami acquired Arez by giving up starting pitchers Pablo Lopez and two minor leaguers to Minnesota ahead of the 2023 season. Arez had the best record in his first year since moving to Miami, achieving two league batting top records. He established himself as the best hitter in the big leagues, but lost in salary adjustments.