The Dodgers gained’t have an arbitration listening to in spite of everything this offseason.
The group agreed to phrases with reliever Alex Vesia on Wednesday, in response to an individual with information of the state of affairs not approved to talk publicly, selecting a contract with the final arbitration-eligible participant on its roster.
The settlement got here three weeks after Vesia filed for a $2.35-million wage and the group filed at $2.05 million, setting the stage for what would have been the group’s first listening to — through which a panel of impartial arbitrators would have chosen one of many wage numbers after listening to arguments from each side — since earlier than the beginning of the 2020 season.
As an alternative, Vesia is now locked in for the 2025 marketing campaign, hopeful of constructing off a standout 2024 efficiency that noticed him submit a 1.76 ERA and 0.995 WHIP because the Dodgers’ prime left-hander within the bullpen.
Vesia, a former Seventeenth-round draft select of Cal State East Bay, was initially acquired by the Dodgers in 2021 and has a profession 2.89 ERA with the group.
