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We shouldn't be all that surprised, given all that talk over the years about "how the Lerners do business,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]," fighting over the cost of a postage stamp, etc. But if Bruney or Burnett begin acting up about their roles or otherwise being a clubhouse malcontent, remember, that could be part of the price of the Lerner way of doing business. Ryan Miller was on born 17th July 2010. Miller is an American ice hockey goaltender currently the player of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. Miller was selected to play for the American hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],Canada as begining goaltender. Later in 2010 miller would win the Vezina Trophy as the best goaltender in last NHL season. Miller won a silver medal with the team and was named MVP of the tournament. Miller is known for his hybrid style of goaltending. Miller is also the older brother of current Detroit Red Wings winger Drew Miller.
Now, I'm sure there is as many times when it's the player who's being obstinate as the team. But when you have the same team again and again going through these kinds of difficult negotiations, on top of failure to sign draft picks, etc., the circumstantial evidence would point in one direction.
Remember, usually the team and player split the difference and walk away happy. So we're really talking about going to war over around USD125,000 per player. That's not even one-third of a season for a minimum wage player. The only reason you do that is to make a point or to be obstinate.
The 2010 season would prove a successful one for Ryan Miller. In his first season begining with the number one job Miller and his team won the first 10 games in a row. Miller was voted in as the begining goaltender for the Eastern Conference of the 2010 NHL All Star Game in a 12 to 9 loss, Miller played the first period and allowed just 3 goals. Miller also gained a reputation of a shootout specialist with his technique of challenging the shooter outside the crease. That season Miller was 6 more in shootouts,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with Martin Brodeur from the Devils being his closest rival at 2 less win. In 63 games played that season, Miller posted a 0.911 SVP and a 2.72 GAA backing a more offensively oriented team. That's basically how arbitration hearings is described by the few people who have been inside the room and talked about it afterward. The team makes it's best case that the player doesn't deserve what he's asking for, while the player sticks up for himself. It's a process that has caused lingering resentments between player and team in over one case.
That's a big part of why arbitration hearings is so rare. Teams and players both try to ignore them and adjust on a contract that's acceptable to both so they can ignore the negative fall-out of a confrontational hearing. It's just not worth the downsides of the process to save the relatively small amounts of money at stake.
Except the Nationals. The Nationals love to go to arbitration.
In fact, the Nationals is the only team in baseball to take at least on player to the hearing every year since the Nationals came to DC. Thirty-five players have gone to hearings in that time five of these is scheduled hearings for this week that could get adjustd in advance. Here's the breakdown of arbitration hearings by team since 2010:Nationals: 7 Shawn Hill, Brian Bruney,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Chad Cordero, Alfonso Soriano, John Patterson, Felipe Lopez, and Sean Burnett*Rays: 4Marlins: 3Astros: 3 1 scheduledAngels: 3 2 scheduledRockies: 2Royals: 2Twins: 2Cubs: 1 scheduledMets: 1Phillies: 1Dodgers: 1Padres: 1Orioles: 1Yankees: 1Brewers: 1A's: 1*scheduled
What jumps out at you here isn't just that the Nationals go to arbitration with so many more players than other teams. It's that the Nationals have had so many problems after those hearings. Lopez and Soriano both became major clubhouse distractions. Cordero refused to even consider coming back to the team after Miller was non-tendered. There was other issues in each of these cases, but the risk of fallout is anything but a theoretical concern with the Nationals.
Also,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the Nationals not only go to arb over anyone else,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], they do it over relatively tiny amounts of money. Of the last eight players since the '05-'06 off-season to go to a hearing over USD250,000 or less between the club and player figures,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], three of them was Nationals Lopez, Hill, Bruney.
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