Brewers, Ohka to Go to Arbitration
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As a result of both sides failing to come to terms, both sides will go in front of an independent arbitrator somewhere between February 1-21th. The Brewers and Ohka can still talk on a contract before the arbitration date. Ohka went 11-9 with a 4.01 ERA in 32 games with the Nationals and Brewers last year.
Only, two Japanese players have gone to arbitration. Ohka went while he was then Montreal Expos, and Hideo Nomo went while he was the New York Mets. Both reached a agreement before the schudeled arbitration date.
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