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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