MLB analyst calls out Red Sox for 'embarrassing' Jarren Duran $4,000,000 money refusal

The Boston Red Sox are in loggerheads with their All-Star center fielder Jarren Duran over his salary for the upcoming season. Duran reportedly wants his pay to be improved to $4 million for 2025 following a breakthrough campaign. On the other hand, the Red Sox seem unwilling to budge beyond $3.5 million. As a result, the player and team seem to be headed for salary arbitration.

MLB analyst Jared Carrabis blasted the Boston Red Sox front office for haggling over half a million dollars for Jarren Duran. He termed the gesture from the team to be "embarrassing," as they are willing to enter the arbitration process with the player for such a paltry sum. The difference is about 0.3% of the projected payroll of the Red Sox for the 2025 campaign.

Jarred Carrabis is a host of Red Sox Nation, the top-rated podcast devoted to the fanbase of the team. He posted a tweet regarding the pre-arbitration impasse this Saturday.

"The Red Sox dicking Jarren Duran around over $500K is so embarrassing," he posted.

A player is eligible for free agency after six years of service in the MLB or if he is released by the organization prior to it. The arbitration system was put in place for players that are not eligible for free agency but have completed three years of service, giving them a chance to negotiate an increase to their salaries.

If the two parties do not come to an agreement, they can bring the case to a third party, an independent arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators, to settle the issue.

Red Sox chief Craig Breslow offers his thoughts on salary impasse with Jarren Duran

Jarren Duran led the MLB in doubles and triples, besides finishing in 8th place for the AL MVP (Image Source: Imagn)

Chief Baseball Officer for the Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, offered his take on the pre-arbitration salary dispute with Jarren Duran. As a former player, Breslow empathized with the decision of Duran to stick with his demands. He hoped the arbitration process would not hamper the relationship between the outfielder and the franchise.

"I think the most important thing here is to acknowledge that Jarren is an incredibly talented player who is going to have a pivotal role on our team and in this organization for a really long time," Breslow said.

"I have tremendous respect for him, and I've been through this on the other side," he added. "I know how these things can go sideways. We have no interest in that."

Meanwhile, the Red Sox have successfully concluded pre-arbitration agreements with their trio of starting pitchers, Garret Crochet ($3.8 million), Tanner Houck ($3.95 million) and Kutter Crawford ($2.75 million).