>Players eligible for arbitration are usually -- but not exclusively -- the ones considered possible non-tender candidates. >The Rangers have six eligible: Martinez, Griffin, relievers Jake Diekman and Keone Kela, infielder Jurickson Profar and utility player Ryan Rua.
>He was eligible for salary arbitration, which would have likely pushed his salary to approximately $1 million, >and was out of minor league options, which meant the Rangers would have had to expose him to waivers before sending him to the minors.