LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers agreed to terms Friday with their three biggest arbitration-eligible players, finalizing deals with Julio Urías, Walker Buehler and Will Smith in order to avoid arbitration hearings with each, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
The team also settled with Trayce Thompson and Dustin May, and still has five other arbitration-eligible players remaining — Evan Phillips, Tony Gonsolin, Brusdar Graterol, Yency Almonte and Caleb Ferguson.
According to people with knowledge of the situation unauthorized to speak publicly, Urías and the Dodgers settled at $14.25 million for next season, Buehler and the team settled at $8.025 million, Smith settled at $5.25 million and Thompson settled at $1.45 million.
