{"id":52017,"date":"2021-12-01T13:56:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T18:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=52017"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:56:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T18:56:55","slug":"diamondbacks-contracts-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2021\/12\/01\/diamondbacks-contracts-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks Tender Contracts to Walker, Weaver, and Carson Kelly; Clarke Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diamondbacks Contracts for 2022 Include Walker, Weaver, and Carson Kelly<\/strong>; Clarke Out<\/h2>\n

PHOENIX, Nov. 30 \u2014 The Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> tendered contracts to three arbitration-eligible players Tuesday afternoon while avoiding arbitration with three others. Catcher Carson Kelly, first baseman Christian Walker, and right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver \u2014 all of whom are eligible for arbitration \u2014 received contract offers from the team. They also signed a trio of pitchers \u2014 lefty Caleb Smith and right-handed relievers No\u00e9 Ramirez and J.B. Wendelken \u2014 to one-year contracts, avoiding arbitration with the three. Righty Taylor Clarke<\/a><\/strong>, who struggled mightily after returning from a COVID spell, was non-tendered, meaning that the team chose not to sign him for 2022.<\/p>\n

Arbitration Looms<\/h3>\n

For Kelly, Walker, and Weaver, arbitration is the next step. The Diamondbacks will submit their salary offers to the arbitrator, while the three players will send salary amounts that they feel are the most fair. A neutral arbitrator will decide, in each case, which of the two salary proposals the player most deserves. Since the arbitrator can only pick between the two salaries that are submitted, the players and teams must carefully consider their proposals.<\/p>\n

With the other three arbitration-eligible players, the Diamondbacks sent contract offers that were to the players\u2019 liking. According to Zach Buchanan of The Athletic<\/em>, Smith will receive $2 million, Ramirez will make $1.25 million, and Wendelken will make $835k.<\/p>\n

40-Man Roster at 38<\/h3>\n

The Diamondbacks also outrighted right-handed reliever Brett de Geus<\/a><\/strong> to Triple-A Reno and infielder Andrew Young<\/a><\/strong> to Double-A Amarillo. Their 40-man roster now sits at 38. The breakdown is as follows.<\/p>\n

Pitchers (21)<\/h4>\n