2016 National Baseball Arbitration Competition - 1836 Words

2016 National Baseball Arbitration Competition J.D Martinez v. Detroit tigers Submission on Behalf of J.D Martinez Midpoint: $7.75 million Submission by: Mitchell Garrison Table of Contents I. Introduction and Request for Hearing Decision II. Quality of the Player’s Contribution During the Past Season III. Length and Consistency During the Past Season IV. Past Player Compensation V. Comparative Baseball Salaries VI. Existence of Physical or Mental Defects VII. Recent Performance of the Team VIII. Conclusion I. Introduction and Request for Hearing Decision This brief examines the assets and contributions of right fielder Julio Daniel â€Å"J.D† Martinez (â€Å"Mr. Martinez†) to be†¦show more content†¦The arbitration board should give specific attention, for comparative salary reasons, to the contracts of players of the MLB service not surpassing one yearly service group above the player’s yearly service group. Evidence of the following should not be allowed. (1) The monetary position of the player or the team; (2) journalism pieces or materials of that nature showing the performance of the player or the team, except that known yearly player honors for playing excellence should not be omitted; (3) offers made by the player or the team before arbitration started; (4) the charges to the parties of their agents; and (5) salaries in other sports or jobs. Mr. Martinez has reached 5 years of MLB service allowing him to file for arbitration. The results of his past accomplishments and for seen potential acces sible in this brief and in verbal argument shows that Mr. Martinez is due a salary above the $7.75 midpoint between his final offer and that of the Tigers. Mr. Martinez is politely requesting that the arbitration board finds that he is entitled to a 2016 salary arbitration award of $9.5 million. II. Quality of the Player’s Contribution During the Past Season In his platform season, Mr. Martinez continued to play as the right fielder for the Detroit Tigers outfield. He appeared in 158 games and led the team with 38 home runs which ranked 11th in the entire American League. In the 158 games played, which is a team high, Mr. Martinez also led the