"The Super Two this year should be a slight increase from last offseason, when the cutoff was 2.132 service years. Players automatically qualify for arbitration when they reach three years of service time and don't already have a guaranteed contract. The top 22% of players in service between two and three years also qualify (so long as they spent at least 86 days of the preceding season on the active roster or MLB injured list)."
"Matt McLain is the only player in MLB who ended the year with exactly two years and 140 days of service. MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projects the Cincinnati second baseman for a $2.6MM salary. Next year's league minimum is $780K, so it's likely McLain will earn close to an extra $2MM by a matter of days (to say nothing of the escalating benefit if the Reds tender him contracts in future years)."
The Super Two arbitration cutoff is expected near two years and 139–140 days of service time and should be finalized soon. Players with three years of service automatically qualify for arbitration if they lack a guaranteed contract. The top 22% of players with between two and three years of service also qualify, provided they spent at least 86 days of the prior season on the active roster or MLB injured list. Early arbitration provides a salary above the league minimum a year earlier and compounds future earnings. Several players sit near the likely cutoff, with Matt McLain at exactly two years and 140 days and projected near $2.6MM.
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