Dominican pitcher Diego Castillo lost his arbitration hearing that was held this Wednesday and will have to be confirmed with a lesser amount than he intended to earn from his team, Seattle Mariners.
Castillo, who was hoping for a salary of $3.2 million, will have to settle for the $2.9 million offered by the Washington team.
As established by Major League Baseball, given the impossibility of reaching an agreement, the parties attended a salary arbitration hearing in which Castillo and the Mariners presented their arguments.
Judges Richard Bloch, Melinda Gordon and Brian Keller, upon learning of the process, ruled in favor of the Seattle team.
Among the points that are evaluated in this hearing are the contribution of the player to the club in terms of performance and leadership, special achievements such as appearances in the All-Star Game or other kinds of awards, the place occupied by the team in the table of positions, as well as the player’s performance in the postseason.
Another factor to consider in this process is the comparison between players from various teams with similar length of service and salaries.
Last season Castillo had a 7-3 record, with a 3.64 earned run percentage in 59 appearances, in which he participated in 23 games and made seven saves, thus contributing to the Mariners advancing to the postseason for the first time. since the 2001 campaign.