Team policy across the majors is to go to a hearing with any arbitration-eligible player who doesn’t agree before the deadline, but the Sox and Duran are at odds over $500,000.

The Boston Red Sox and their exciting new star Jarren Duran will head to arbitration over a mere $500,00 difference. The Red Sox may believe a trade is better.

After his use of a homophobic slur directed at a fan Sunday, Jarren Duran was given a two-game suspension by the Red Sox. In truth, they were left with no alternative.