* Salary arbitration, by definition, can be a nasty business. In holding the line contractually, teams present their case to an arbiter and aren’t afraid to be highly critical of the player and highlight his shortcomings as they make their case.

Duran was the only arbitration-eligible player the Red Sox didn't settle with on Thursday. The post How far apart Red Sox, Jarren Duran reportedly were in arbitration figure submissions appeared first on Boston.

Jarren Duran was one of the most dynamic players on the Boston Red Sox last season, but it looks like the two sides will head to salary arbitration this winter over $500,000.

The Boston Red Sox agreed to one-year deals with three of their starting pitchers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, as they signed Tanner Houck for $3.95 million, Garrett Crochet for $3.8 million and Kutter Crawford for $2.