Washington Nationals pitcher John Patterson and Florida Marlins reliever Kevin Gregg argued their salary cases in front of arbitrators on Monday, hoping to get the raises their clubs refused to hand out.
Patterson, who went 1-2 with a 4.43 ERA in eight starts last year before season-ending surgery on his pitching arm, asked for a raise from $450,000 to $1.85 million while the Nats offered less than half of that at $850,000.
