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The problem is not that the player goes to arbitration. The problem is that the player goes to arbitration because he doesn't like that manager.
All of the examples you're giving are financial...and players should always go to arbitration if they think they are being dramatically low-balled. That's the entire point of arbitration as a weapon for either side, really.
Ultimately, it's not an impact on anything important except immersion. But I'll stand by my general commentary. Find me examples of several real ballplayers who decided to go to arbitration due to something that wasn't financial and I'll change my mind. I really can be convinced...but in this situation it's about data, not generalities of human nature that (I believe) pretty much never manifest themselves in real life situations.
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