en of their eight arbitration-eligible players http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , with Nolan Arenado yet to be signed."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockies Trades, Transactions, & RumorsRockies Roster MovesRockies OffseasonColorado Rockies agree to terms with seven of their eight arbitration-eligible playersNew,9commentsFriday was the deadline for teams to exchange arbitration figures. The Rockies have signed all of their arbitration-eligible players— except Nolan Arenado.MSTShareTweetShareShareColorado Rockies agree to terms with seven of their eight arbitration-eligible playersFriday was the deadline for teams to come to terms with their arbitration-eligible players. The Colorado Rockies had eight such players with contracts to figure out for the 2019 season. Here are the individual cases:Nolan Arenado was the one player that the Rockies failed to agree to terms with on Friday. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that the Rockies had filed at $24 million, while Arenado was seeking $30 million. MLB Trade Rumors had pegged Arenado for a $26.1 million payday in his final trip through the arbitration process before hitting free agency. Any of the amounts would set a record for an arbitration-eligible player. Some players that don’t sign by the filing deadline go to arbitration hearings with their teams come February. The Rockies do not typically go to hearings with their players. In fact, the last time the Rox went to trial was with Wilin Rosario in 2015. Fortunately, Jeff Passan of ESPN tweeted that there is “a strong sense” that the two sides can work out their differences and an arbitration hearing will not be necessary for Arenado. Not having to go to a hearing (where the Rockies would need to argue why Arenado isn’t worthy of receiving more money) will likely be very important if there is a hope of retaining his services after the 2019 season.Trevor Story agreed to a $5 million contract in his first crack at arbitration, the Rockies announced. MLB Trade Rumors had projected a $6.4 million payday for Story.Chad Bettis signed a $3.325 million deal in his second go-around through arbitration, as announced by the Rockies. MLB Trade Rumors had forecasted a $3.2 million contract for the right-handed hurler.Jon Gray agreed to a $2.925 million deal in his first pass through arbitration, the Rockies announced. MLB Trade Rumors had predicted a $3.2 million deal for Gray. Tyler Anderson signed for $2.625 million, the Rockies announced. MLB Trade Rumors had pegged Anderson for a $2.9 million contract in his first trip through the arbitration process.Chris Rusin actually agreed to his deal back on November 29, as announced by the Rockies. Rusin will take home $1.6875 million in 2019, his second journey through arbitration. He had been projected to earn $1.7 million by MLB Trade Rumors.Scott Oberg signed a $1.3 million deal for 2019, the Rockies announced. MLB Trade Rumors forecasted a $1.2 million deal for the first-time arbitration-eligible reliever.Tony Wolters agreed to a $960,000 deal for the 2019 season, as announced by the Rockies. Wolters, in his first trip through the arbitration process, had been projected to receive a $1.1 million contract by MLB Trade Rumors.Here is the link to all of MLB Trade Rumors’ arbitration contract projections for the 2019 season. Below is the Rockies’ official announcement regarding their arbitration signings.This gives us a much better idea of what the projected 2019 salary looks like Brandon Belt Jersey , even with exact terms for Arenado still pending.Rockies Projected 2019 PayrollNAMESALARY ($M)NAMESALARY ($M)* = Arbitration eligible, agreed to terms; # = Arbitration eligible, not yet agreed to termsArbitration estimates courtesy MLB Trade RumorsWhen you add it all up, that’s $140.825 million committed to players for the 2019 season. Last year the Rockies ran an Opening Day payroll of $136.9 million, a new franchise record. If the Monforts continue their trend of raising payroll by $9 million or more, Jeff Bridich could take advantage of the (*ahem*) buyer’s market and add a couple small pieces, possibly to the bullpen.Even if Bridich makes no more signings, expect that number to go up a little bit once Nolan and the Rockies agree. The midpoint between the two would be $27 million, which would make a ~$142 million payroll for 2019 Opening Day. No matter what, Nolan will set a record for an arbitration eligible player, and so the 2019 payroll will be a Rockies record. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks have tried to match up Zack Greinke with the same catcher per the pitcher’s request. On Monday, 24-year-old Carson Kelly got his first chance behind the plate in the ace’s first spring training start.It was a good partnership. Greinke needed just 16 pitches — 14 strikes — to retire the Oakland Athletics in order over two innings.“Get outs — that’s kind of the big thing for him,” Kelly said of Greinke. “He did that and he did it efficiently, too, without throwing a lot of pitches. I feel like that’s Zack Greinke-esque.”Jeff Mathis was Greinke’s personal catcher last season but signed as a free agent with the Texas Rangers. Kelly, acquired by Arizona from the St. Louis Cardinals in the trade for Paul Goldschmidt, caught Greinke during his last live batting practice session as a tuneup.Pitching on a back field and facing teammates http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , however, is different than a real game, even if it is an exhibition game.“With the live BP, I was excited, very excited,” Kelly said. “After catching him and seeing his different pitches and things like that, it was a little more comfortable this time around and I think he felt the same.”Greinke and Kelly are separated by one locker in the D-backs’ clubhouse, so they have plenty of opportunities to talk.“I told him today, the first couple outings in spring are not how I’m going to pitch in the season,” Greinke said. “I wouldn’t even want him trying to think along with me because it’s just random stuff happening for the most part.”What does Greinke look for in a catcher?“Just pay attention and give a good effort,” he said.Arizona manager Torey Lovullo tried to downplay Monday’s pairing.“I don’t want people to read into it too far that he’s going to be paired up with Zack or I’m forcing this relationship to happen,” Lovullo said. “I wanted Zack to be exposed to him as I will do with other the catchers who have not necessarily caught him in a game. This is a good situation for Carson to catch his first game.”The D-backs have carried three catchers in the past and other options in camp besides Kelly include Alex Avila and John Ryan Murphy and non-roster invitees Caleb Joseph, Daulton Varsho and Tyler Heineman.“My plan would be to give everybody a shot at Zack because it’s a lot of fun to catch him,” Lovullo said. “He’s very pinpoint with a great game plan.”“The one thing that Zack wants is for it to be the same guy,” Lovullo said. “That’s what he asked for from the first conversation I had with him two years ago. We want to make Zack as comfortable as possible. We’re going to try to find that perfect fit for him.”After Monday’s outing, Greinke, 35, said he would not insist on a personal catcher if it means getting more offense in the D-backs’ lineup.“I prefer one guy but with Alex http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , it’s not ideal to have him facing (Madison) Bumgarner and (Clayton) Kershaw so it makes it a little tougher,” Greinke said. “There comes a point where offense is important.”Said Lovullo: “With Zack, we’ve opened up all sorts of dialogue over the past couple years that has enabled him to throw to that one guy and it’s worked, it’s worked very well for Zack.”“I think he’s going to want to sample each catcher,” he said.Kelly is excited at the opportunity.“Not many people get to say they caught Zack Greinke,” Kelly said. “It’s an honor and I think it’s something that I’m excited to be a part of this core here.”The Diamondbacks won 4-3 on a game-ending sacrifice fly by Heineman.NOTES: Arizona OF Jarrod Dyson underwent an MRI on his midsection on Monday after experiencing some discomfort. … Lovullo said the team will ease pitchers Archie Bradley and Yoshihisa Hirano into games this spring because of their heavy workload last season. “We’re not concerned about getting them in there early,” Lovullo said. “How many outings, I’m not exactly sure. You’re not going to see them for a few more days.” … Monday was Ketel Marte’s first spring start in the outfield. He has made two outfield starts in 2015 with the Mariners but otherwise has played second, short and third. “He looked like a normal outfielder to me with how he was getting his breaks and reads,” Lovullo said. “That, to me, is the most important thing.” … Oakland’s Khris Davis, who has yet to play a spring game because of mild left calf strain, took batting practice on Monday.