His arbitration numbers are low. He made $3.088 million this year with an expected arbitration number of $2.5 million. He’s an automatic keeper, but what happens after that really depends on whether Bichette exercises his opt-out after the World Series. If Bichette stays, Baty could still have a utility role, but it needs to be more limited to the positions he can play well (i.e., infield only, with limited time at first base and shortstop).
