Detroit Tigers Avoid Arbitration With Dirks, Porcello, Jackson

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It’s arbitration day for the Detroit Tigers and the rest of major league baseball. The first dominoes are starting to fall.

Confirmed: #Tigers avoid arbitration with Andy Dirks for $1.625 million. 1st reported by @joelsherman1. Five arb-eligible players left.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) January 17, 2014

Andy Dirks was slated to receive a salary of approximately $1.7 million, according to estimates from MLB Trade Rumors.

The team also avoided arbitration with Rick Porcello.

Porcello's $8.5 million deal takes out #Tigers biggest arbitration case aside from Scherzer. Porcello was 3rd-yr arb eligible.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) January 17, 2014

This almost a million more than was estimated for Porcello ($7.7 million)

No arbitration for Austin Jackson either.

#Tigers and Austin Jackson avoided arbitration. He gets $6M in 2014.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) January 17, 2014

Jackson receives slightly more than the estimated $5.3 million.

There has been no early word on Max Scherzer, Alex Avila or Al Alburquerque. Stay tuned to Motor City Bengals for updates.

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