The Braves and agreed to a $15MM contract to avoid arbitration, reports Robert Murray of FanSided ( ). Thatll avoid a hearing in his final year going through the proce s. Fried is represented by CAA Sports. Fried, who turns 30 next week, put up a 2.55 ERA in 2023. He made 14 starts spanning 77 2/3 innings, enduring a three-month absence for a forearm strain. The abbreviated season resulted in a $1.5MM raise for the lefty. This represents Frieds fourth and final time through arbitration, as he achieved Super Two status after the 2020 season. He reached an agreement with the Braves for 21, won a hearing against them for 22, and lost a hearing against the club for 23. Fried had submitted a $15MM figure at his hearing nearly a year ago, but the arbitration panel instead chose the teams $13.5MM figure. So now in 2024, he will earn the amount he was hoping to earn in 23. reported in December that the Braves discu sed an extension with Frieds Ryan Mcmahon Jersey agency prior to the 23 season. Braves president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos has given out 18 extensions since being hired in November 2017, according to . His longest deal for a pitcher was s six-year pact, though Strider had one year of MLB service at the time. Otherwise he hasnt given a multiyear deal to any starting pitcher, if you dont count as one. Though theyve signed many players to extensions, the Braves did ultimately let and leave as free agents, as noted by Toscano. Fried is a special case, given a run of succe s for the Braves that has included Cy Young votes in the 2020 and 22 seasons as well as the clinching win in Game 6 of the 2021 World Series. Starting pitchers who signed deals worth $100MM+ with five years of service in the last decade include , , , , , and . After back to back years of arbitration hearings, perhaps Fried reaching an agreement for 24 can be viewed as a mild positive in his relationship with the team. If he reaches the open market, Fried would be one of many interesting starting pitchers in the 2024-25 cla s. You can check that out . Ian Desmond Jersey