With Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein having wrapped up 3 of the 4 arbitration-eligible players on the team, the lone remaining holdout is outfielder Jeremy Hermida.
According to Ed Price of Fanhouse, the two sides exchanged figures with Hermida asking for $3.850 million and the Red Sox offering $2.950 million.
The next step in the process is to have a date set for an arbitration hearing. But I honestly don’t think it will get that far. Just because the two sides didn’t reach an agreement doesn’t mean they’ll necessary go to arbitration.
They can still work out a deal and avoid Theo’s first arbitration hearing while being the GM of the Red Sox. My guess is they met somewhere in the middle.
