Dodgers avoid arbitration mess in 2022 after agreeing with Trea Turner, Julio Urias, Caleb Ferguson

Back in October of last year, a whole CBA ago, Dustin previewed the five arbitration-eligible Dodgers for the upcoming season. Since then, Scott Alexander was outrighted off the 40-man roster and it was revealed during the lockout that the Dodgers had avoided arbitration with Cody Bellinger during his third go around at $17 million ($16 million projected*).

Still that left Trea Turner, Julio Urias, and Caleb Ferguson without deals before today’s deadline, but the Dodgers have agreed with all three and avoided arbitration mess.

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Trea Turner – $21 Million ($19.8 Million Projected)

Source confirms @Feinsand: Trea Turner and the Dodgers have agreed to a $21 million deal to avoid arbitration this year.

Only Julio Urías and Caleb Ferguson remaining among arb-eligible guys.

— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) March 22, 2022

Julio Urias – $8 Million ($8.8 Million Projected)

Julio Urias and the Dodgers have agreed to an $8 million deal to avoid arbitration, per source.

— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) March 22, 2022

Caleb Ferguson – $762,500 ($700,000 Projected)

More #Dodgers arb news: The team agreed to a deal with Caleb Ferguson for $762,500 to avoid arbitration, per sources

Their three remaining arbitration players now all have deals. No hearings for the Dodgers this year.

— Jack Harris (@ByJackHarris) March 22, 2022

*Arbitration projections are taken from MLB Trade Rumors and Matt Swartz.

Nothing too surprising of note, though the bump in minimum salary in the new CBA makes it so Ferguson gets a bump in his first year of arbitration.

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According to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, the Dodgers should be around the last CBT threshold now, which the Dodgers appear to be using as a salary cap of sorts, at least according to Kenley Jansen in his contract negotiations with the team. Obviously Trevor Bauer getting suspended would alleviate that financial pressure, so perhaps the Dodgers are counting on that if they want to add moving forward, or they’re simply going to look to move salary in trades..