So it turns out that the arbitration panel has sided with Hunter Pence's $6.9m case for 2011, and not the Astros' $5.15m offer. Surprising, since NOBODY BEATS TAL SMITH AND LIVES TO TELL ABOUT IT.
We'll examine what this means for the Astros moving forward early next week.
We didn't come out here to play tiddlywinks, son.
-Hal Smith
