May 2, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas (36) warms up before a game against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images Eric Canha-Imagn Images

Red Sox Extend Arbitration Streak With Triston Casas, Tanner Houck Deals

Originally posted on Boston Red Sox on SI
By Jackson Roberts | Last updated Jan 8, 2026 2:48 PM ET

The Boston Red Sox haven't taken a player to arbitration since 2020, and they didn't plan on starting now.

On Thursday, arbitration-eligible players had to finalize their agreements for the upcoming season before negotiations had to cease. The Red Sox have a rule that allows them to negotiate multi-year deals after the deadline, which enabled them to avoid arbitration last year with outfielder Jarren Duran,.

This year, they needed no such extensions, as business was handled ahead of schedule.

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Red Sox agree on salaries for final four players

According to Chris Cotillo of MassLive, the Red Sox avoided arbitration with all of their eligible players this season, four of whom entered Thursday without finalized agreements. Those four were Johan Oviedo, Triston Casas, Romy Gonzalez, and Tanner Houck.

Per Cotillo, the Red Sox and Casas settled at $1.61 million, Gonzalez got $1.6 million, and Houck, the former All-Star who will likely miss the entire season due to Tommy John surgery, got $4.15 million.

Ari Alexander of WHDH-TV reported that the Red Sox and Oviedo, the newest arrival to the starting rotation, settled at $1.55 million.

The Red Sox were projected to come in about $9.6 million under the luxury tax threshold after arbitration by Spotrac as of early Thursday afternoon, and that won't change by more than a couple thousand dollars once the accurate figures are inputted.

What Red Sox fans hope, of course, is that the team blows past that first luxury tax threshold by re-signing Alex Bregman, and even considers passing the second threshold, which is $22 million higer than the first.

Boston's last player to go to arbitration was left-handed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, who lost his case in 2020. Boston successfully argued that Rodriguez was worth $8.3 million, rather than the $8.975 million he was requesting.

Arbitration proceedings being behind them means the Red Sox now have nothing to do before spring training but keep improving the roster. Just about every fans hopes Bregman will return at this point, but that's no guarantee it happens.

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