We'll get into this in more detail the closer we get to the end of the week, but for those wondering who is one of the primary comps for Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot, the answer -- at least out of this year's class -- is the Diamondback's Stephen Drew.

Drew and Theriot are both within the same service class (3 years), and while Erick Aybar of the Angels also is a comp, Drew is the only player to reach a one-year settlement agreement where the salary can be used (Brendan Harris reached a multi-year agreement with the Twins, thus making him an unreliable comp for salary arbitration purposes).

The other key thing about Drew and Theriot is this: Drew settled on a $3.4 million deal with the Diamondbacks on Jan. 19th. How much is Theriot asking in salary arbitration? $3.4 million. What are the Cubs offering? $2.6 million

Here are the two players' stats from which to chew on:

Ryan Theriot (Career Chicago Cubs)

Stephen Drew (Career Arizona Diamondbacks)

For more on salary arbitration, see the following:

YAHOO! SPORTS ARTICLES ON SALARY ARBITRATION:

Inside a Tim Lincecum arbitration hearing - 2/10/10

Salary arbitration: Battle of the midpoint – 1/26/10

Evolution of salary arbitration: an ironic tale – 1/19/10

RESOURCES FOR SALARY ARBITRATION

• MLB Salary Database
• Salary Arbitration Filings
• Salary Arbitration Figures
• Arbitration Scorecard
• MLB Salary Arbitration Hearing Outcome by Club (1974-Present)

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written by WISCGRAD, February 17, 2010

This article was already written a week ago on the Cub Reporter, in part conducting the same comparison with Drew:

http://thecubreporter.com/2010...-3-million

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On The Cub Reporter
written by Maury Brown, February 17, 2010

First off, want to say that the piece on The Cub Reporter is very good, and have registered to comment on the piece. But (and, apologies on this)...

Up until the article was pointed out to me on Twitter yesterday, I hadn't even heard of the blog, let alone the article. Drew jumps out with Theroit because of his salary he reached through settlement.

Salary arbitration is our bread and butter here from November to the end of Feb. Cody Ross was on Monday, Wandy Rodriguez is being worked up now, and I'm pretty sure there will be others worked up... It's what we do here.

But, I will say this (to those who are reading)... Do yourself a favor and read the link in the comment above. Very in-depth. Needs to have the proper comps in place (multi-year contracts are not used in salary arb hearings due to how they have salary loaded over the life of the contract), and forecasting is not allowed in the process, but other than that, it's pretty much one of the better pieces I've seen on salary arbitration.

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