WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — There is “no love lost” between the Astros and outfielder Kyle Tucker following the team’s victory over its star outfielder in an arbitration hearing last week, general manager Dana Brown said on Wednesday.
Tucker asked for a $7.5 million salary in 2023, but will make $5 million after losing his hearing in front of a three-person arbitration panel. Brown said he spoke with Tucker’s agent, Casey Close, on Tuesday afternoon and came away from the discussion sensing “no hard feelings” from either side.
“Casey’s been around a long time. He totally understands this,” Brown said. “I’m used to dealing with Casey through the amateur draft, so we have a good relationship. We both understand that this is what arbitration is all about. We have to remain focused. I know he has to put his client first and I’m putting both the client and organization first, if I could put it that way, but make no mistake, I don’t think there’s any love lost between Casey and I or the organization and Casey or Tucker and the organization.”
Arbitration hearings are inherently awkward affairs, during which a team argues why its player deserves a lower salary than he requested. A hearing’s contents can sometimes fracture relationships between the two sides and complicate any future negotiations for an extension.
On Thursday, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher and 2021 Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes told reporters that his hearing — also a loss — “definitely hurt” his relationship with the organization. Burnes said the team “could have been a little more respectful” in how it presented its case.
Tucker was not spotted at Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on Thursday during the Astros’ first workout for pitchers and catchers, thus he was unavailable for comment. Brown praised assistant general manager Andrew Ball for his handling of Tucker’s arbitration hearing.
Tucker made his first All-Star team last season, won the American League Gold Glove in right field and enters spring training as one of Houston’s most logical candidates for a long-term contract extension.
Brown maintained optimism on Thursday that the two sides could finish a deal, but acknowledged these are “negotiations.” One set of them already failed, resulting in the arbitration hearing that — according to one participant — ruffled no feathers.
“I think they all understand it’s part of the business and nothing personal,” Brown said.
Odds and ends
- Hitting coach Alex Cintrón and reliever Rafael Montero will be late arrivals to spring training, general manager Dana Brown said. Cintrón is undergoing what Brown described as a "minor medical procedure" and is expected to join the team when full-squad workouts begin. Montero is being delayed by visa issues, Brown said.
February 17, 2023 at 02:17AM
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