The Royals avoided salary arbitration with six of their eight remaining eligible players on Thursday, the deadline to exchange figures in anticipation of an arbitration hearing if a 2026 salary has not yet been agreed upon.

The Houston Astros entered the Jan. 8 arbitration deadline with a clear goal: settle as many salary agreements as possible and avoid contentious hearings.

The Cincinnati Reds had 10 arbitration-eligible players unsigned entering deadline day for completing deals or filing salary figures for hearings.

Houston catcher Yainer Diaz and infielder Isaac Paredes are the two players that failed to settle on 2026 contract terms in recent weeks. As such, the Astros will head to arbitration hearings with both players.

After Thursday's arbitration deadline passed, Skubal and the Tigers currently face a $13 million gap in negotiations for his 2026 salary.

The arbitration deadline that took place on Jan. 8 brought little drama for the Washington Nationals. After already agreeing to one-year deals with backup catch

The Cincinnati Reds were unable to come to terms with a pair of players before Friday's arbitration deadline, and now both sides will head to hearings to settle on 2026 salaries. Catcher Tyler Stephenson filed at $6.8 million while the Reds countered at $6.55 million, a difference of just $250,000.

Tarik Skubal was the most prominent of the 166 players eligible for arbitration at the start of the day and was among 18 who swapped figures with their teams.

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