Jan
14
2012

Pelfrey, Torres, Ramirez, Acosta File For Arbitration

An article by Hojo's Mojo

Mike Pelfrey, Manny Acosta, Ramon Ramirez, and Andres Torres all filed for arbitration before the midnight deadline last night.

Pelfrey earned $3.925 million, Torres earned $2.2 million and Ramirez earned $1.65 million in 2011. They are all expected to get significant raises for the upcoming season.

Tuesday is the deadline for teams and players to exchange salary arbitration figures. If both parties cannot settle on a contract, they will go to a hearing in February where an arbitrator will decide between the two salary offers exchanged by both sides.

Pelfrey went 7-13 with a 4.74 ERA in 33 starts last season. Acosta went 4-1 with a 3.45 ERA in 44 appearances. Ramirez went 3-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 66 appearances last season with the San Francisco Giants. Torres hit .221 with 24 doubles, one triple, four home runs, 19 RBIs, 19 stolen bases and a .643 on-base-plus-slugging percentage also with the San Francisco Giants.

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theonlymaskman January 14, 2012 at 10:48 am

How can Pelfrey and Torres think they deserve higher pay with the stats they put up last year? I guess it’s just arrogance and being too dumb to realize that they actually stink up the joint with those numbers. What are they actually doing to improve their capabilities and actual achievement? IMO they should concentrate on delivering improved performance in 2012 and then talk about pay for the following season.
- JetsMets13 January 14, 2012 at 12:05 pm
  
  They wont get higher pay. An arbitrator will side with the Mets, they were both among the worst in their positions last season and dont have a leg to stand on.
  - theonlymaskman January 14, 2012 at 12:08 pm
    
    You could be right. On the other hand, if they actually win a raise, SA will fast track them for a quick trade out the the door as they will get too pricey for this financially broken operation.
    - JetsMets13 January 14, 2012 at 12:11 pm
      
      I wont shed a tear if they trade Pelfrey or Torres, neither are part of the plan. Torres is even worse than Pagan and was just a throw in. That trade was more for Ramirez than anything else.
      - theonlymaskman January 14, 2012 at 1:37 pm
        
        No tears from me either. Of course, ex-Pelfrey we will need a new innings eater. And ex-Torres, we may see an early debut of Capt Kirk.
  - any January 14, 2012 at 12:48 pm
    
    they will get raises. Just the way the system works.
    - theonlymaskman January 14, 2012 at 1:35 pm
      
      And that should target them to be trade fodder.

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