ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Brendan Donovan engaged in salary arbitration with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, seeking $3.3 million, while the team proposed an offer of $2.85 million.

A ruling from the arbitration panel, consisting of Jeanne Vonhof, Joshua Gordon, and Stephen Raymond, is anticipated on Wednesday. This decision will follow the announcement regarding outfielder Lars Nootbaar’s hearing held on February 5.

Donovan, who recently turned 28 years old, had a productive season last year, achieving a batting average of .278, along with career highs of 14 home runs and 73 runs batted in (RBIs). Over the course of three seasons in the major leagues, all spent with the Cardinals, he has maintained a .280 batting average, hitting 30 home runs and driving in 152 runs.

This marks Donovan’s first eligibility for arbitration after previously earning $757,200 in salary last year. In recent arbitration results, teams have secured victories in three out of five cases, including New York Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr., who was awarded $2.05 million instead of the sought $2.5 million. Additionally, Pittsburgh pitchers Dennis Santana ($1.4 million rather than $2.1 million) and Johan Oviedo ($850,000 instead of $1.15 million) also faced similar outcomes.

On the other side, two players successfully surpassed the Los Angeles Angels offers: infielder Luis Rengifo, awarded $5.95 million against an offer of $5.8 million, and outfielder Mickey Moniak, who received $2 million instead of $1.5 million. Nootbaar’s situation was characterized by his request for $2.95 million against the team’s offer of $2.45 million, which was handled by arbitrators Janice Johnston, Allen Ponak, and John Stout.

Furthermore, Cardinals right-hander Andre Pallante and Washington first baseman Nathaniel Lowe still have pending hearings scheduled between now and Friday.