The Washington Nationals today agreed to terms on 2007 contracts with right-handed pitcher Chris Schroder, right-handed pitcher Chris Booker, left-handed pitcher Mike Hinckley, outfielder Kory Casto and catcher Brandon Harper. Nationals Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Baseball Operations Mike Rizzo made the announcement. The Nationals have now agreed to terms on 2007 contracts with 14 players on their 40-man roster.
Anyone who appears on the 40-man roster needs to have a signed contract. The Nationals have five players with multi-year contracts that include 2007: Brian Schneider, Cristian Guzman, Luis Ayala, Nick Johnson, and (for now) Jose Vidro. An additional four were signed and added to the 40-man back in October: Joel Hanrahan, Tim Redding, Mike Restovich and Josh Wilson.
The remaining 26 players on the 40-man all need to be signed to a contract either through the arbitration process (John Patterson, Chad Cordero, Alex Escobar, Felipe Lopez, and Austin Kearns) or through contracts assigned by the Nationals to those who do not have the necessary service time for arbitration (less than three years, excluding the Super Twos+). This comprises the remaining 25 players.
+ A player with at least two but less than three years of Major League service shall be eligible for salary arbitration if he has accumulated at least 86 days of service during the immediately preceding season and he ranks in the top 17 percent in total service in the class of Players who have at least two but less than three years of Major League service. This year it was roughly 2 years 130 days
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