Projected Arbitration Decisions Add Offseason Payroll Pressure

The November 20 tender deadline is the key near-term roster checkpoint. Goodman is projected at $6.2 million and McCarthy at $4.6 million, with McCarthy likely to be retained; Herget’s regression, Feltner’s encouraging bullpen transition, and Bernardino’s affordable left-handed value complicate the remaining decisions. No arbitration outcome is confirmed.