Blue Jays avoid arbitration with 11 players, including Guerrero Jr., Jansen, Romano
The Toronto Blue Jays and their younger famous person Vladimir Guerrero Jr. have averted arbitration and agreed to a one-year, $14.5 million deal on Friday.
Guerrero Jr., 23, is one in all 11 Blue Jays that had been capable of keep away from arbitration.
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Earlier Friday, The Toronto Blue Jays averted arbitration with outfielder Daulton Varsho, catcher Danny Jansen, infielder Santiago Espinal, infielder/outfielder Cavan Biggio, left-handed reliever Tim Mayza, right-handed nearer Jordan Romano and right-handed relievers Erik Swanson, Adam Cimber, Trevor Richards and Trent Thornton.
All ten are one-year offers — Romano at $4.5 million, Jansen at $3.5 million, Cimber at $3.15 million, Varsho at $3.05 million, Biggio at $2.8 million, Mayza and Espinal at $2.1 million, Richards at $1.5 million, Swanson at $1.25 million and Thornton at $1 million.
The Blue Jays had been unable to come back to an settlement with shortstop Bo Bichette and will probably be headed to arbitration.
While some followers had been in all probability hoping for a record-setting extension for Guerrero Jr., the Blue Jays nonetheless have time with their younger slugger.
Guerrero Jr. shouldn’t be scheduled to change into a free agent till after the 2025 season on the age of 26. Toronto may have till then to lock him down long run, or else he will probably be free to check the open market.
The two-time all-star had a .274 common with 32 homers and 97 RBIs for Toronto final season. He additionally considerably improved on defence, successful the primary Gold Glove of his profession for his play at first base.
The younger phenom was additionally voted AL MVP runner-up in the course of the 2021 season, solidifying himself as one of many high gamers within the league.
Jansen, 27, had his greatest yr within the majors in 2022, slashing .260/.339/.516 with 15 homers and 44 RBI in 72 video games.
The native of Elmhurst, Ill. had two stints on the injured listing with an indirect damage and a damaged finger.
Jansen and Alejandro Kirk are anticipated to share catching duties with the Blue Jays after Toronto dealt high prospect Gabriel Moreno to the Arizona Diamondbacks within the Varsho deal within the low season.
The Blue Jays chosen Jansen within the sixteenth spherical of the 2013 MLB Draft and he broke into the large leagues in 2017.
For his 323-game profession, Jansen is slashing .223/.307/.423 with 48 homers and 143 RBI.
Varsho slashed .235/.302/.443 with 27 homers and 74 RBI in 151 video games with the Diamondbacks final season.
Romano, 29, was 5-4 and posted a 2.11 ERA in 63 appearances in 2022. He had 73 strikeouts and 21 walks in 64 innings. He was named an American League All-Star in 2022, becoming a member of teammates Espinal, Vladimir Guererro Jr., Alek Manoah and Alejandro Kirk.
The Markham, Ont. native was chosen within the tenth spherical of the 2014 MLB draft and made his big-league debut in 2019.
Swanson was acquired alongside prospect Adam Macko within the low season commerce that despatched Teoscar Hernandez to the Seattle Mariners.
He pitched to a 1.68 ERA in 53.2 innings in 2022, posting a 34 per cent strikeout charge and selecting up three saves.
The Blue Jays acquired Espinal in a deal sending Steve Pearce to the Boston Red Sox in 2018.
Espinal slashed .267/.322/.370 with seven homers and 51 RBI in 135 video games final season.
The Blue Jays acquired Richards in 2021 from Milwaukee in a deal sending infielder Rowdy Tellez to the Brewers.
Richards, 29, was 3-2 with a 5.34 ERA in 62 appearances. He had 82 strikeouts and 35 walks in 64 innings.
Mayza, 30, was a Twelfth-round decide by Toronto in 2013 and received his first style of the large leagues in 2017.
Last season, Mayza was 8-1 with a 3.14 ERA, 44 strikeouts and 12 walks over 48.2 innings in 63 video games.
The Blue Jays acquired Thornton in a cope with the Houston Astros in 2018.
He was 0-2 with a 4.11 ERA, 37 strikeouts and 17 walks in 46 innings final yr.
The Blue Jays acquired Cimber in 2021 from the Miami Marlins and the reliever made 36 appearances for the Blue Jays that yr. In 2022, Cimber went 10-6 with a 2.80 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 70.1 innings.
Biggio was a fifth-round decide of the Blue Jays in 2016.
He slashed .202/.318/.350 with six homers and 24 RBI in 97 video games final season.
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