Morejón’s salary will nearly double the $2 million he made last year as a first-time All-Star. Morejón is due to become a free agent after the season, as is Adam, who was also a first-time All-Star.
Sheets’ first significant payday comes after hitting a career-high 19 home runs after signing as a minor league free agent. Sheets is two years away from free agency.
Catcher Luis Campusano was also eligible for arbitration for the first time, but he agreed to a $900,000 deal for 2026 in November.
Per baseball’s collective bargaining agreement, salary arbitration is offered to players who’ve accumulated at least three years of service time, although the top 22% of players with two years of service time — like Miller and Fermin — also qualify. Players reach free agency after six years in the majors.
The Padres last participated in an arbitration hearing in 2014 with pitcher Andrew Cashner. They nearly went to a hearing last year with pitcher Michael King, but the two sides agreed to a one-year deal weeks after failing to come to an agreement ahead of the annual January deadline.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/01/08/padres-avoid-arbitration-with-six-more-players/
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Sears making more than Fermin? 🤔
Not too shabby. Glad we managed to retain these guys
Sears making 2.75M with a career 4.5 ERA. I really should have forced my son to throw lefty before little league started. He would have been a lock for MLB.
Unrelated to the post but fuck the dodgers!
Fuck them arbitrations
Anyone tally where that puts our total salary and, more importantly, if we can spend anything and remain below the luxury tax threshold?
We need to keep the White Sox to Padres pipeline
Morejon is worth more than that, and I’m thrilled we got him for any period of time.
I hope we throw money at Morejon when he hits free agency mostly for baseball reasons
Adam is making how much?
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