The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that they have agreed to terms with 27 pre-arbitration players on the 40-man roster. They also renewed the contract of Oneil Cruz.
This is just standard procedure, no real news here. Pre-arbitration players don’t have a say in their salary, so it’s up to the teams to decide that part. Minimum salary went up to $720,000 this year from $700,000 last year, so everyone had a built in salary raise guaranteed. That’s their salary at the big league level only, so players who only spend part of the year in the majors will get a pro-rated salary. Max Kranick is on the 60-day injured list right now, so he will get a Major League salary during that time.
The Oneil Cruz difference is that he didn’t sign his contract. No reason was given, but none of these players actually have to sign their deals. When they don’t, then the contract just renews.
