MLB ARBITRATION LIST SETTLED
Cincinnati outfielder Scott Schebler and Texas pitcher Matt Bush just missed the cutoff for salary arbitration eligibility, while Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Joe Biagini and Chicago Cubs pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. earned the final spots. The Major League Baseball Players Association said Thursday the cutoff for eligibility is two years and 134 days of major-league service. The top 22 per cent of players by service time with at least two years, but less than three, are eligible for arbitration as long as they had at least 86 days this year. They join the older group of three- to six-year players. Players and teams are scheduled to exchange proposed salaries Jan. 11 and hearings for those lacking agreements will be scheduled for Jan. 28 to Feb. 15 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Twenty-five players are eligible as so-called super-twos, including New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino.