Today is the deadline for arbitration-eligible players to file their request for a 2026 salary, and for teams to file their corresponding number. If it comes to that point at the end of the day, typically the team and the player will proceed to an arbitration hearing next month, where one of those two numbers will be selected.
To avoid that potentially nasty process, teams and players like to sign contracts by today for the upcoming season.
For example, the Cubs have avoided arbitration with Justin Steele, per Patrick Mooney:
Source: Cubs pitcher Justin Steele agreed to a one-year, $6.775 million contract ahead of today’s deadline to exchange salary figures for arbitration-eligible players.
— Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) January 8, 2026Steele, who is out until sometime in the first half of the season, is going into his third of four arbitration years. MLBTR had him projected to receive $6.55M, so he gets a little north of that. I’m going to call it a sign that his offseason rehab is going so amazingly well that the Cubs wanted to give him a little extra thanks for all the hard work.
The Cubs have two other arbitration-eligible players: newly-acquired righty Edward Cabrera (projected $3.7M), and righty swing-man Javier Assad (projected $1.9M). Hopefully those deals come together soon.
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