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MLB salary arbitration: How does it work, and which Nationals are eligible?

Who will be tendered a contract among the players that the Washington Nationals have eligible for arbitration, if there are contracts to tender at all?

By JJ Phillips · District on Deck

Published: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 4:19 PM

Key Things to Know

Eight Washington Nationals players are eligible for salary arbitration ahead of the 2027 season.
Shortstop CJ Abrams is projected to earn $10.2 million in his second year of arbitration eligibility.
JJ Phillips highlights pitchers Richard Lovelady, Mitchell Parker, and Jake Irvin as possible non-tender candidates.

The Story in 60 Seconds

The Washington Nationals enter the offseason with eight players eligible for salary arbitration, led by star shortstop CJ Abrams. Abrams, who achieved a 30/30 season and earned an All-Star nod in 2026, is projected by MLB Trade Rumors to earn a $10.2 million salary in 2027 during his second year of eligibility.

Other eligible players include center fielder Jacob Young and six pitchers: Josiah Gray, Richard Lovelady, Ken Waldichuk, Jake Irvin, Mitchell Parker, and Jake Bird. JJ Phillips notes that injured or struggling pitchers like Lovelady, Parker, and Irvin could potentially face non-tender decisions before the November 21 deadline.

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