The Los Angeles Dodgers have until 5 p.m. PT Thursday to agree to terms with four players in order to avoid arbitration.
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Dodgers Nation will provide live updates on all four players, which includes Brusdar Graterol, Anthony Banda, Alex Call, and Brock Stewart.
Brusdar Graterol
The Los Angeles Dodgers and reliever Brusdar Graterol agreed at a $2.8 million salary for the 2026 season, avoiding arbitration. The right-hander’s one-year deal was announced Wednesday.
Graterol missed all of last season due to a shoulder labrum tear that he sustained in 2024. There was speculation the right-hander would return for the postseason, but he announced he would not be returning in October.
Graterol’s last full season was the 2023 campaign, where he made 68 appearances. The right-hander sported a 1.20 ERA across 67.1 innings pitched.
Anthony Banda
The Dodgers and reliever Anthony Banda have yet to agree to terms.
Banda sported a 3.18 ERA with 61 strikeouts and 1.215 WHIP across 65 innings pitched last season. The left-hander was one of the few relievers who remained healthy throughout 2025.
Alex Call
The Dodgers and outfielder Alex Call agreed to a $1.6 million deal to avoid arbitration.
The Dodgers acquired Call at the trade deadline in a deal with the Washington Nationals. As LA prepared to make another deep playoff run, the Dodgers snagged Call to provide outfield depth.
Call has the ability to play all three outfield positions and specializes against left-handed pitchers.
Brock Stewart
The Dodgers and reliever Brock Stewart agreed to a $1.3 million deal to avoid arbitration.
Like Call, Stewart was acquired by the Dodgers at the deadline. The right-hander was sent to LA in exchange for outfielder James Outman.
Stewart was poised to play a pivotal role for LA in 2025, but sustained a shoulder injury after making just four appearances for the Dodgers. The right-hander missed the postseason and ultimately underwent surgery on his right shoulder in late September.
He is expected to be ready for most of the 2026 season, according to general manager Brandon Gomes.
What is MLB’s Salary Arbitration?
MLB insider Jeff Passan broke down what MLB’s salary arbitration system is, and why it’s important for both the team and player.
“Major League Baseball’s salary arbitration system occupies a fascinating space in the sport’s larger labor landscape. Starting this morning, agents will discuss with teams the salaries of around 170 players for the 2026 season. The formal deadline to reach a deal is 1 p.m. ET. The real deadline is 8 p.m,” Passan writes.
“Most will come to an agreement. Some will not. Those players will file a number they want to be paid. The teams will counter with a lower number — sometimes hilariously lower, such as the mere $25,000 spread that nearly sent Casey Mize and the Detroit Tigers to a hearing in 2024. And, yes, if the sides don’t settle, they actually go in front of a three-person panel that witnesses the team talk about all of the things the player doesn’t do well in front of the player himself. It is tremendous theater — and on its stage today happens to be the best pitcher in the world.”
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