Pirates Avoid Arbitration with Oneil Cruz, Joey Bart, Dennis Santana and Justin Lawrence

Pirates avoid arbitration with Oneil Cruz, Joey Bart, Dennis Santana and Justin Lawrence

There will be no arbitration cases for the Pirates this winter after they agreed to terms Thursday for 2026 contracts with Oneil Cruz, Joey Bart, Dennis...

Bucs agree to deals with Cruz, 3 others to avoid arbitration

The Pirates agreed to contracts for the 2026 season with Dennis Santana, Joey Bart, Oneil Cruz and Justin Lawrence Thursday, meaning they will not need to go to arbitration with anyone this spring. Terms of the deal were not announced, but sources told MLB.com that Santana will make $3.5 million

Pirates Avoid Arbitration With Oneil Cruz, 3 Others

Photo provided by Eddie Provident The Pittsburgh Pirates have avoided arbitration with center fielder Oneil Cruz ($3.3 million), catcher Joey Bart ($2.53 million) and right-handed relievers Dennis Santana ($3.5 million) and Justin Lawrence ($1.225 million), a source told Pittsburgh Baseball Now. Cruz totaled 135 games for the Pirates last season and slashed .200/.298/.378 with 18 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs, 61 RBI and led the National …