ST. Petersburg, Florida – The inner field player Luis Rengifo beat the Los Angeles Angels in wage arbitration for the second time in three years and will earn $ 5.95 million instead of the 5.8.8 million team offer dollars.
The referees Brian Keller, Mary Theresa Metzler and Stephen Raymond made the decision on Friday, one day after hearing the arguments.
Rengifo established careers last season with an average of the stick of. 300 and 24 stolen bases. He struck six circuits and managed 30 points produced in 78 games. It was sidelined between May 3 and 17 by a viral infection and between July 3 and 23 by inflammation of the right wrist. He played his last match of the season on August 2 and underwent a straight wrist surgery four days later.
Rengifo beat the angels in arbitration two years ago when he obtained $ 2.3 million instead of the team’s $ 2 million proposal, then accepted a salary of 4.4 million Dollars last season. He has an average career of .253 with 53 circuits, 187 points produced and 42 stolen bases in 61 attempts on six large league seasons, all with the angels. He will be eligible for the free agency after the World Series of this year.
The teams won three of the five decisions, beating the New York Yankees lifter, Mark Leiter Jr. ($ 2.05 million instead of $ 2.5 million), Pittsburgh Dennis Santana launcher (1.4 Million dollars instead of $ 2.1 million) and pirate launcher Jovan Oviedo ($ 850,000 instead of $ 1.15 million of 1.15 million). The Angels voltiseur, Mickey Moniak, also won his case and will earn $ 2 million instead of $ 1.5 million.
A decision is pending for the outflower of St. Louis Lars Nootbaar, which requested $ 2.95 million and received $ 2.45 million. Nootbar’s decision is refused until the case of the Voltner / Interior field player of the Brendan Donovan Cardinals is decided or settled.
The right -hander of the cardinals Andre Pallante and the first Washington base player, Nathaniel Lowe, also remain planned for audiences, which take place until February 14.