reliever jason adam Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports that the Rays lost their arbitration hearing (X-link). He will make $2.7 million next season instead of the $3.25 million his camp was seeking.
Adam and Reyes went to hearings for the second straight year in the offseason. The right-hander won the championship a year ago, securing a salary of $1.775 million against a club-declared value of $1.55 million. Things went the other way this winter. So Adam’s raise is just under $1 million compared to last year’s amount.
The 32-year-old has performed extremely well for the second year in a row. Adam pitched 54 1/3 innings and posted a 2.98 ERA, which was a great follow-up to his impressive 1.56 average from the previous season. He struck out 31.1 percent of his opponent’s batters, held an 11-point lead, and made a career-high 12 saves. He spent most of September injured with an oblique strain, which kept him off the playoff roster.
Adam appeared for parts of six seasons, but didn’t break out as a consistently high-leverage presence until he landed in Tampa Bay. As a result, he only has three to four years in MLB. He is eligible for two more rounds of arbitration, allowing the Rays to keep him under club control through his age-35 season. Tampa Bay has yet to decide on the designated hitter/outfielder’s salary, so another hearing will be held this winter. Harold Ramirez. This is one of five lawsuits pending league-wide. The players have won in seven of the 11 hearings so far.
