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Baseball Arbitration

Salary Arbitration

Mark Bellhorn vs. Boston Red Sox

Table of Contents
I. Law: Criteria for Salary Arbitration
II. Introduction/Background
III. Career Statistics
i. Major League 1997
ii. Major League 1998, 2000, 2001
iii. Major League 2002
iv. Major League 2003
v. Major League 2004
IV. Past Compensation
V. Comparable Players
a. Comparative Information
b. Comparative Analysis
i. Marcus Giles – Appendix B
ii. Jerry Hairston Jr. – Appendix C
iii. Adam Kennedy – Appendix D
iv. Luis Rivas – Appendix E
VI. Conclusion
VII. Appendices
i. Mark Bellhorn – Appendix A

Law: Criteria for Salary Arbitration
Article IV (D) 12: Criteria [for Salary Arbitration]
(a) The criteria will be the quality of the Player's contribution to his Club during the past season (including but not limited to his overall performance, special qualities of leadership and public appeal), the length and consistency of his career contribution, the record of the Player's past compensation, comparative baseball salaries, the existence of any physical or mental defects on the part of the Player, and the recent performance record of the Club including but not limited to its League standing and attendance as an indication of public acceptance. Any evidence may be submitted which is relevant to the above criteria, and the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall assign such weight to the evidence as shall appear appropriate under the circumstances. The arbitrator or arbitration panel shall, except for a Player with five or more years of Major League service, give particular attention, for comparative salary purposes, to the contracts of Players with Major League service not exceeding one annual service group above the Player's annual service group. This shall not limit the ability of a Player or his representative, because of special accomplishment, to argue the equal relevance of salaries of Players without regard to service, and the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give...