[OutsiderFan]

If you don't have The Athletic you are being a sports fan wrong:
https://theathletic.com/1436440/2019/12/...ng-valued/

The nut of it:

- MLB teams are paying more per win for guys with higher WAR and less per win for guys with lower WAR
- Pillar is eligible for $10 million in arbitration, but he's only a 1 WAR player
- These 1 WAR players will be paid roughly $5M per win, while 5+ WAR players will be paid $8M per win
- There is a much greater supply of 1 WAR players than 5+ WAR players, so that explains the first point

With how MLB teams assign values to players in terms of salaries they will commit, the Giants would be paying 2x Pillar's value to tender him a contract under arbitration. They made the right decision by not doing so.  If Pillar comes back for $5M/yr, the Giants will probably take him. 

Do you think your employer is going to pay you 2x what you can get on the open market?  The old Giants regime might have, but not the new one.

MLB teams are basically killing the arbitration system by not tendering contracts to arbitration-eligible players who aren't worth what the years of service say they should get paid according to CBA. The MLBPA will have to push for higher minimum salaries and faster free agency if they want their realities to change.

[OutsiderFan]

If you don't have The Athletic you are being a sports fan wrong:
https://theathletic.com/1436440/2019/12/...ng-valued/

The nut of it:

- MLB teams are paying more per win for guys with higher WAR and less per win for guys with lower WAR
- Pillar is eligible for $10 million in arbitration, but he's only a 1 WAR player
- These 1 WAR players will be paid roughly $5M per win, while 5+ WAR players will be paid $8M per win
- There is a much greater supply of 1 WAR players than 5+ WAR players, so that explains the first point

With how MLB teams assign values to players in terms of salaries they will commit, the Giants would be paying 2x Pillar's value to tender him a contract under arbitration. They made the right decision by not doing so.  If Pillar comes back for $5M/yr, the Giants will probably take him. 

Do you think your employer is going to pay you 2x what you can get on the open market?  The old Giants regime might have, but not the new one.

MLB teams are basically killing the arbitration system by not tendering contracts to arbitration-eligible players who aren't worth what the years of service say they should get paid according to CBA. The MLBPA will have to push for higher minimum salaries and faster free agency if they want their realities to change.