 After his success in 1985, it looked like Power and the Reds would enter into salary arbitration before the 1986 season, as the parties were failing to successfully negotiate a raise from Power's $255,000 salary from the year before.In mid-February, Power and the Reds avoided arbitration, agreeing to a $500,000 contract for the coming season.Power and the left-handed Franco were predicted to share the closer role for the Reds.