Chad Durbin and the Phillies avoid arbitration by Chester Snipes 1/18/10
One down, three to go. The Phillies avoided the old salary arbitration process with Chad Durbin today. They agreed to a one-year, $2.125 million contract. They did it just in time, too, since they were set to exchange arbitration numbers on Tuesday. Durbin went 2-2 with a 4.39 ERA in 59 appearances last season and was 5-4 with a 2.87 ERA in 71 appearances in 2008.
Now it gets fun for Scott Proefrock and Ruben Amaro. The Phillies now have to deal with three other players who are eligible for arbitration: Shane Victorino, Joe Blanton, and Carlos Ruiz. Hopefully both sides will release their figures sometime tomorrow.
