Flaherty, Soroka win in salary arbitration, Yarbrough loses

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:01 PM CST Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 Last Modified: 4:36 PM CST Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021

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NEW YORK - St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty and Atlanta pitcher Mike Soroka won their salary arbitration cases on Saturday, and Tampa Bay reliever Ryan Yarbrough lost.

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NEW YORK - St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty and Atlanta pitcher Mike Soroka won their salary arbitration cases on Saturday, and Tampa Bay reliever Ryan Yarbrough lost.

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NEW YORK – St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty and Atlanta pitcher Mike Soroka won their salary arbitration cases on Saturday, and Tampa Bay reliever Ryan Yarbrough lost.

Flaherty was awarded a raise from from $604,500 to $3.9 million by arbitrators Howard Edelman, Steven Wolf and Walt De Treux, who heard arguments Feb. 5. The Cardinals had submitted $3 million.

Soroka was given a raise from $583,500 to $2.8 million by arbitrators Frederic Horowitz, Margaret Brogan and Robert Herzog, who heard arguments Friday. The Braves had argued for $2.1 million.

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2020, file photo, Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Ryan Yarbrough throws against the New York Yankees during the fourth inning in Game 4 of a baseball American League Division Series in San Diego. St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty and Atlanta pitcher Mike Soroka won their salary arbitration cases on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, and Yarbrough lost. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Yarbrough received a raise from $578,500 to $2.3 million from arbitrators Allen Ponak, Mark Burstein and Jules Bloch rather than his request for $3.1 million.

Players and teams have split six decisions. The New York Mets defeated third baseman and outfielder J.D. Davis and the Baltimore Orioles beat outfielder Anthony Santander. First baseman Ji-Man Choi defeated the Rays.

Four players remain scheduled for hearings next week: Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes, Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ, San Francisco second baseman Donovan Solano and Atlanta shortstop Dansby Swanson.

All cases are being argued over Zoom this year due to the pandemic rather than in person.

Flaherty, 25, was 4-3 with a 4.91 ERA in nine starts during the shortened season, striking out 49 and walking 16 in 40 1/3 innings.

Soroka, 23, was 0-1 with a 3.95 ERA in three starts. His year ended when he tore his right Achilles tendon while pitching against the New York Mets on Aug. 3. Soroka had surgery four days later and hopes to be ready for opening day.

FILE - In this July 29, 2020, file photo, Atlanta Braves' Mike Soroka throws a pitch during the second inning of the baseball team's home-opener, against the Tampa Bay Rays in Atlanta. St. Louis pitcher Jack Flaherty and Soroka won their salary arbitration cases on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, and Tampa Bay reliever Ryan Yarbrough lost. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

A 29-year-old left-hander, Yarbrough was 1-4 with a 3.56 ERA in nine starts and two relief appearances, striking out 44 and walking 12 in 55 2/3 innings. He was 1-0 with a 3.68 ERA in two post-season starts and five relief appearances, helping the Rays reach the World Series, where they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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