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Miami Marlins Avoid Arbitration With Fernandez, Five Others

By Sean Millerick

Sep 25, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez (16) throws against the Atlanta Braves during the fifth inning at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez (16) throws against the Atlanta Braves during the fifth inning at Marlins Park. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Miami Marlins agreed to terms with all six of their remaining arbitration eligible pitchers Friday, including young ace Jose Fernandez.  This news comes courtesy of Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Passan , who in a rare move somehow managed to report it without criticizing the franchise.  The terms of the other five agreements have not yet been released, but Fernandez is reported to have been signed to a princely sum of $2.8 million.  While that’s just a drop in the bucket compared to the recent Powerball jackpot, it is over a 400% raise from what he earned last season.  That figure can reach as high as $3 million if certain incentives are met; those incentives are not known at this time.

The other five would be shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, closer A.J. Ramos, reliever Carter Capps, as well as Tom Koehler and David Phelps.  This puts the Marlins at 8 for 8 in terms of reaching deals prior to the arbitration filing deadline, having already locked up Dee Gordon and Bryan Morris in the last 48 hours.  Remember that the club has a fairly strict policy of ceasing all negotiations once that deadline passes, letting matters be settled by the hearing at that point; with no hearings needed, all can concentrate on getting ready for the 2016 campaign.  This would seemingly indicate that all long-term deal discussions with Hechavarria and Fernandez are now on hold until the next offseason, although anything is possible.  Miami did make waves with that Spring Training signing of Christian Yelich last year, but he was not yet arbitration eligible at that point.  However, this news can hopefully squash all trade talk of Fernandez being shipped out of Miami.

At least until July.

Update:  Hechavarria will earn $2.625 million in 2016, while Ramos will see his salary soar to $3.4 million.

Second Update:  Tom Koehler‘s salary will more than quadruple, and is slated to earn $3.5 million in 2016.  David Phelps will pull down $2.5 million.  Both figures come courtesy of Jon Heyman, CBS Sports.

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