MLB news: Many players avoid arbitration, sign deals

      The MLB arbitration deadline fell on Friday, January 13th, and like most years, many teams/players either avoid arbitration and sign extensions, or just go with it. Many players avoided arbitration this year, and here is the list of all the players who avoided "arb".
         Los Angeles Angels: Danny Espinosa, Kole Calhoun.
       Houston Astros: Dallas Keuchel, Jake Marisnick, George Springer.
       Oakland Athletics: Sonny Gray, Stephen Vogt, Liam Hendricks.
       Toronto Blue Jays: Darwin Barney, Ezequiel Carrera.
       Cleveland Indians: Trevor Bauer, Dan Otero, Zach MacAllister, Cody Allen, Bryan Shaw, Danny Salazar, Lonnie Chisenhall.
        Seattle Mariners: Jean Segura, Drew Smyly, Jarrod Dyson, Danny Valencia, Leonys Martin, James Paxton, Evan Scribner, Nick Vincent.
         Baltimore Orioles: Ryan Flaherty, T.J. McFarland, Zach Britton, Manny Machado, Jonathan Schoop, Chris Tillman.
         Texas Rangers: Sam Dyson, A.J. Griffin, Robinson Chirinos, Tanner Scheppers, Jeremy Jeffress, Jake Diekman, Jurickson Profar.
          Tampa Bay Rays: Xavier Cedeno, Kevin Kiermaier, Tim Beckham, Corey Dickerson, Brad Boxberger, Alex Cobb, Danny Farquhar, Brad Miller, Erasmo Ramirez.
           Boston Red Sox: Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr, Joe Kelly, Tyler Thornburg, Brock Holt, Robbie Ross Jr, Sandy Leon.
           Kansas City Royals: Eric Hosmer.
           Detroit Tigers: Andrew Romine, Alex Wilson, Justin Wilson, Bruce Rondon, Nick Castellanos, Jose Iglesias.
           Minnesota Twins: Kyle Gibson, Hector Santiago, Brandon Kintzler, Ryan Pressly.
           Chicago White Sox: Dan Jennings, Todd Frazier, Miguel Gonzalez, Jake Petricka, Zach Putnam.
            New York Yankees: Didi Gregorius, Austin Romine, Aaron Hicks, Tommy Layne, Michael Pineda, Adam Warren.
            Atlanta Braves: Arodys Vizcaino, Ian Krol.
            Milwaukee Brewers: Wily Peralta, Carlos Torres.
            St. Louis Cardinals: Matt Adams, Trevor Rosenthal, Kevin Siegrist
            Chicago Cubs: Jake Arrieta, Hector Rondon, Justin Grimm.
            Arizona Diamondbacks: Chris Hermann, Patrick Corbin, Randall Delgado, Chris Owings.
            San Francisco Giants: Conor Gillaspie, Will Smith, George Kontos, Eduardo Nunez.
            Miami Marlins: A.J. Ramos, Marcell Ozuna, Tom Koehler, Adeiny Hechavarria, Derek Dietrich.
             New York Mets: Lucas Duda, Zack Wheeler, Jeurys Familia, Travis d'Arnaud, Matt Harvey, Jacob DeGrom, Addison Reed.
             Washington Nationals: Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon, Tanner Roark, Derek Norris.
             San Diego Padres: Carter Capps, Brandon Maurer, Christian Friedrich, Brad Hand.
             Philadelphia Phillies: Freddy Galvis, Jeanmar Gomez.
             Pittsburgh Pirates: Drew Hutchinson, Jared Hughes, Jordy Mercer, Gerrit Cole, Juan Nicasio.
             Cincinnati Reds: Billy Hamilton, Blake Wood, Tony Cingrani.
             Colardo Rockies: Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon, Tyler Chatwood.
           
              So that is the list of players who avoided arbitration. Other players still have to wait on getting contracts, through arbitration.