Red Sox Have Winning History in Arbitration Cases, Going 12-5 Since 1975

by Didier Morais on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 6:06PM

David Ortiz‘s arbitration case has a resolution. After months of negotiations, Ortiz and the Red Sox reportedly agreed on a last-second settlement on Monday –– before the scheduled hearing –– for $14.575 million to avoid arbitration.

It’s the midpoint number for both parties, considering Ortiz submitted a salary request of $16.5 million, while the Red Sox requested for $12.65 million, a slight raise from the designated hitter’s salary in 2011.

Here’s a look at the team’s history in arbitration cases as it stands.

Year	Player	Player Request	Organization Offer	Winner
1975	Bernie Carbo	$60,000	$50,000	Red Sox
1982	Carney Lansford	$650,000	$440,000	Red Sox
1985	Wade Boggs	$1 million	$675,000	Boggs
1986	Wade Boggs	$1.85 million	$1.35 million	Red Sox
1986	Marty Barrett	$435,000	$325,000	Barrett
1986	Rich Gedman	$1 million	$650,000	Red Sox
1987	Oil Can Boyd	$695,000	$550,000	Red Sox
1987	Bruce Hurst	$845,000	$700,000	Red Sox
1992	Jody Reed	$2.25 million	$1.6 million	Red Sox
1993	John Dopson	$750,000	$485,000	Dopson
1993	Carlos Quintana	$850,000	$340,000	Red Sox
1996	Mike Stanton	$1.75 million	$1.2 million	Stanton
1997	Tim Wakefield	$2.5 million	$1.55 million	Wakefield
1997	Aaron Sele	$1.4 million	$1.126 million	Red Sox
1998	Damon Buford	$750,000	$460,000	Red Sox
1999	Midre Cummings	$725,000	$450,000	Red Sox
2002	Rolando Arrojo	$2.8 million	$1.9 million	Red Sox

For those keeping score at home, the Red Sox are 12-5 in arbitration hearings in that span. But for now, the decade-long streak without a hearing continues.

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