So, I read this on another web site and I would like some input from you Bill James kool-aid drinkers here. Anyway, there is a guy in law school (not me) who has an assignment to defend a catcher in an arbitration hearing. This catcher put up a line of .303 BA, 122 RBIs, 30HR and basically a .303/.420/.496 line on average over his first 2 seasons, with his major league debut coming when he was at the age of 23. He also put up a 36% CS% and played otherwise Gold Glove-caliber defense during those 2 years. At the end of his second season, he had a neck injury which required surgery. He was able to recover and was able to play most of his 3rd season, but put up a line of .247/.371/.426 and only threw out 10% of basestealers. His 3rd year came and he elects for arbitration. Where you guys come in is; would you be happy if this was a Cub and he got a pay raise? What kind of wages would he deserve for his 4th season? I personally don't understand much about the arbitration process, so there are probably a few other issues that I am probably missing and would like to hear about.