The Dodgers reached contract agreements with four of their five remaining arbitration-eligible players on Thursday.

Relievers Michael Kopech, Brusdar Graterol, Evan Phillips and Anthony Banda agreed to one-year contracts. The lone remaining unsigned arbitration-eligible player is left-hander Alex Vesia.

Vesia and the Dodgers did not reach agreement before Thursday’s deadline to file salary requests. Vesia is reportedly seeking a raise from last year’s $1 million salary to $2.35 million. The Dodgers have countered at $2.05 million.

The two sides can continue to negotiate until an arbitration hearing in February. The Dodgers haven’t gone to a hearing since both Joc Pederson and Pedro Baez took them to hearings in 2020.

Phillips and Kopech agreed to the highest salaries in the group, signing for $6.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively.

Phillips, acquired on a waiver claim from the Tampa Bay Rays in August 2021, has been one of the best relievers in baseball since joining the Dodgers with a 2.28 ERA and 44 saves in four seasons. He was less effective in 2024, posting a 3.62 ERA and 18 saves. His season ended with a shoulder injury in the National League Championship Series and he didn’t pitch in the World Series.

Kopech was acquired from the Chicago White Sox at the trade deadline last year and went 4-0 with six saves and a 1.13 ERA in 27 innings for the Dodgers. He gave up three runs on five hits over nine innings during the Dodgers’ postseason run. Kopech can become a free agent next offseason.

Graterol agreed to a $2.8 million contract for 2025 though he is not expected to return from shoulder surgery until well into the season. Graterol pitched just 7 1/3 innings for the Dodgers in 2024 due to his recurring shoulder problems and a hamstring injury. He didn’t pitch in the first two rounds of the postseason but did pitch in three of the World Series games.

The well-traveled Banda joined the Dodgers (his eighth major league team) from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for cash in May. He pitched his way into an important bullpen role, posting a 3.08 ERA in 48 games.

Angels avoid arbitration with 5

The Angels on Thursday agreed to one-year contracts with outfielders Taylor Ward and Jo Adell and pitchers Reid Detmers, Brock Burke and José Suarez, avoiding arbitration with all five players.

The Angels will have arbitration hearings with utility man Luis Rengifo, outfielder Mickey Moniak and left-handed pitcher Jose Quijada to finalize their contracts for the 2025 season.

Thursday was the deadline for teams to reach agreements with arbitration-eligible players before exchanging figures for hearings next month.

Ward agreed to a deal for $7.825 million, Adell agreed at $2.1 million, Detmers agreed for $1.825 million, Burke agreed at $1.15 million and Suarez agreed at $1.1 million.

Rengifo, who made $4.4 million in 2024, is projected to make $5.8 million by MLB trade rumors. Moniak, who made $770,000 in 2024, is projected at $1.8 million and Quijada, who made $840,000 in 2024, is projected at $1.1 million.

Ward, 31, earned $4.8 million last season when the left fielder hit a career-high 25 home runs and finished with a .749 OPS in 156 games.

Adell, who made $770,000 in 2024, is coming off his first full season as the starting right fielder for the Angels after years as a promising prospect.

The 25-year-old made a mechanical adjustment at the plate to remove his leg kick. Before the change, Adell slashed .192/.265/.384 with 15 homers and 46 RBIs in 96 games. After making the change in July, he slashed .248/.320/.451 with five homers and 16 RBIs in 34 games while cutting down on his strikeout rate.

Detmers, 25, authored a 12-strikeout performance in his final start of a frustrating 2024 season. He went 4-9 with a 6.70 ERA in 17 outings with 109 strikeouts and 38 walks in 87 1/3 innings while spending much of the summer with Triple-A Salt Lake.

Burke, 28, joined the Angels in August as a waiver claim from the Texas Rangers and had a 3.54 ERA in 20 1/3 innings.

Suarez, 27, made $925,000 in 2024, when he had a 6.02 ERA and had his best success as a long reliever later in the season.