Padres avoid arbitration with 4 players

The Padres agreed to terms with four of their five remaining arbitration-eligible players prior to Friday's deadline for the two sides to submit their salary requests.
Shortstop Freddy Galvis, infielder Cory Spangenberg, right-hander Kirby Yates and outfielder Matt Szczur each agreed to terms, with Galvis' deal being worth $6.825 million, according to multiple reports.
The lone arbitration-eligible player is left-handed reliever Brad Hand. Two other players who had been arbitration-eligible -- right-hander Carter Capps and lefty Robbie Erlin -- previously had agreed to terms.
Even after salary-arbitration figures are exchanged this afternoon, the Padres and Hand can continue to negotiate right up through their arbitration hearing. Hearings take place in February.