ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jovan Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates argued the first salary arbitration case of the year. A right-hander who turns 27 on March 2, Oviedo asked for a raise from $765,000 to $1.15 million while the Pirates argued for $850,000.

Jovan Oviedo and the Pittsburgh Pirates argued the first salary arbitration case of the year Tuesday. A right-hander who turns 27 on March 2 and had Tommy John surgery that forced him to miss all of last season,

Right-hander Jovan Oviedo lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first salary arbitration decision of the year and will earn $850,000 instead of his request for $1.15 million