Team Control: Arbitration
| Player | 2016 Salary ($) | (YR)2017 Estimation | (WAR), Stats |
| RP Trevor Rosenthal | 5.6 M | (2) 5.8 M | (0.1), 40 G, 5.13 ERA |
| 1B Matt Adams | 1.65 M | (2) 4.5 M | (0.2), .244/.297/.452, 14 HR |
| RP Seth Maness | 1.4 M | (2) Non-Tender | (0.1), 29 G, 3.41 ERA |
| SP Carlos Martinez | 507 K | (1) 5.0 M | (2.9), 28 G, 3.15 ERA |
| SP Michael Wacha | 507 K | (1) 5.5 M | (2.1), 24 G, 4.62 ERA |
| RP Kevin Siegrist | 507 K | (1) 2.5 M | (0.1), 61 G, 2.91 ERA |
| RP Tyler Lyons | 507 K | (1) 1.2 M | (0), 30 G, 3.38 ERA |
| Totals | 10.93 M | 24.5 M | – |
The arbitration cases this year are hard to figure out. Rosenthal made a very impressive $5.6 million in his first trip through the process. He has taken a large step back this year and most likely won’t see a big raise. A couple hundred thousand should be expected, as anything over six million would be surprising. These last few weeks could be a big determining factor as to how much he gets. If he is able to have a big impact on the playoff chase, he could get a nice little raise because of it. After all, he continues to put up stellar strikeout numbers.
Matt Adams will get a nice raise, as he only made $1.65 million in his first trip after an injury-shortened 2015. He should climb up to at least four million after slugging 14 home runs thus far. Seth Maness recently underwent Tommy John surgery and should be out for the entire 2017 season. He will most likely be non tendered, as paying him upwards of a million dollars is most likely not worth it just to keep him controllable for 2018.
Star pitchers Martinez and Wacha will surely get a nice payday in their first trip in arbitration, and relievers Siegrist and Lyons should get their first million dollar salaries as well.
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