Feb. 13, 2024 21:13 PM EST

Luis Arraez Goes To Arbitration With Marlins For 2Nd Straight Year. Jason Adam Loses Hearing

FILE - Miami Marlins' Luis Arraez runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Miami. Two-time batting champion Luis Arraez tried to win for the second straight year in salary arbitration, asking a panel on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, for $12 million instead of the Miami Marlins’ $10.6 million offer.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) Lynne Sladky, ASSOCIATED PRESS
FILE - Miami Marlins' Luis Arraez runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Miami. Two-time batting champion Luis Arraez tried to win for the second straight year in salary arbitration, asking a panel on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, for $12 million instead of the Miami Marlins’ $10.6 million offer.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
FILE - Tampa Bay Rays' Jason Adam pitches to the Colorado Rockies during the eighth inning of a baseball game Aug. 24, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Reliever Adam tried to beat the Rays in salary arbitration for the second year in a row, asking a panel Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, for a raise to $3.25 million instead of the team's $2.7 million offer. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Two-time batting champion Luis Arraez tried to win his salary arbitration case for the second straight year on Tuesday, while Tampa Bay reliever Jason Adam failed to become the first player in five years to win twice in a row.

Arraez asked a panel for $12 million instead of the Miami Marlins’ $10.6 million offer. A decision by Keith Greenberg, Stephen Raymond and Richard McNeill is expected Wednesday.

Arraez won the 2022 AL batting title for Minnesota when he hit .316 with eight homers and 49 RBIs, then was traded to Miami in January 2023 and won in arbitration when a panel picked his $6.1 million request rather than the Marlins’ $5 million offer. Arraez then captured the NL batting title, setting career highs with a .354 average, 10 homers and 69 RBIs.

Arraez, who turns 27 in April, is eligible for free agency after the 2025 season.

Players lead 7-4 with five cases pending.

Adam was awarded the team's $2.7 million offer rather than his $3.25 million request by Walt De Treux, John Woods and Janice Johnston. Adam won last year when he was given his $1,775,000 request instead of the team’s $1.55 million offer.

A 32-year-old right-hander, Adam was 4-2 with a 2.98 ERA and 12 saves in 17 chances over 56 relief appearances last season. He struck out 69 and walked 20 in 54 1/3 innings.

The last players to win hearings in consecutive years were Houston pitcher Collin McHugh in 2017 and ’18, and Cleveland pitcher Trevor Bauer in 2018 and 2019.

Tampa Bay outfielder Harold Ramírez also is among the players with pending arbitration cases and has asked for $4.3 million instead of the Rays’ $3.8 million offer. Ramírez won last year at $2.2 million, when the team offered $1.9 million, then set career bests with a .313 average, 12 homers and 68 RBIs.

Also awaiting hearings are Philadelphia third baseman Alec Bohm ($4 million vs. $3.4 million), Baltimore first baseman/outfielder Ryan O’Hearn ($3.8 million vs. $3.2 million) and Miami left-hander Tanner Scott ($5.7 million vs. $5.15 million).

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