Hot-Stove: Rays, Smyly had arbitration hearing on Wednesday; Smyly wins hearing Thursday

According to Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times), the Tampa Bay Rays Rays and LHP Drew Smyly had an arbitration hearing on Wednesday. Another hearing is expected to come Thursday, at which time an arbitration panel will award the lefty either a $3.75-million salary for the 2016 season ― the figure Smyly initially sought going into the off-season, or $3.2-million ― the figure submitted by the Rays.