Blue Jays have 10 players who can avoid arbitration, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Friday is the last day arbitration-eligible baseball players can trade salary figures. The Toronto Blue Jays are extremely busy, having agreed to 10 deals with Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi reports that the Toronto first baseman will be earning $14.5 million in 2023. MLB Trade Rumors He was projected to make $14.8 Million on his deal, at the age of 23.

Guerrero Jr. had an impressive 2022 campaign. He hit.274/.339/.480, with 32 home runs and 160 RBIs. While the numbers were not up to his MVP-calibre season in 2021, Guerrero Jr. made the All-Star Game and won his first Gold Glove.

This salary is significantly higher than the $7.9m he earned last year in his first trip through arbitration. He has two arbitration-eligible years remaining before he is scheduled to hit free agency after the 2025 season — if he does not agree to a long-term extension with Toronto before then.

Earlier Friday, Danny Jansen avoided arbitration by signing a one-year contract worth $3.5 million for 2023, according to Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith. Jansen was paid $1.95million in the last season.

According to MLB Trade Rumors, Jansen was coming off his fifth season in the major-leagues and was expected to make $3.7 million in his second arbitration year. Following the 2024 campaign, Jansen, 27, is eligible for free agency.

Toronto’s backstop hit 15 home runs with 44 RBIs and a 140 wRC+ across 72 games in 2022. He was plagued with injuries all his career and missed significant time because of a fractured hand, strained oblique, and other issues.

Jordan Romano, the closer, signed a contract to play in 2023. The deal was worth a little more than $4.5 million ($4.4million MLBTR projection). The 29-year-old made last season’s All-Star roster and posted a 2.11 ERA along with 36 saves.

Daulton Varsho, a newcomer, was purchased from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Gabriel Moreno Jr. and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. He will earn $3.05million to beat his $2.8 million projection. He was.235/.302/.443 and had 27 home runs, seven RBIs, and a 106 WRC+ in 151 games in 2022.

Cavan Biggio beat his projection by $200,000, and was awarded a $2.8million pact. Biggio, who posted a disappointingly low.668 OPS in last season’s MLB season, is now settling down as a role player.

Santiago Espinal will make $2.1 million — precisely MLBTR’s projection — after settling on a one-year deal. The 28-year old is an arbitration-eligible first-year player and can be entered free agency after 2026.

The right-hander was a.267/.322/.370 hitter with seven homers, 51 RBIs, and a 99 WRC+ in 135 contests during his third big-league campaign for the Blue Jays. His career-high 2.3 fWAR was an increase of 0.4 points over 2021.

Right-hander Trevor Richards was one of the lower-profile players to sign, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million — in line with MLBTR’s projection. In 2022, the 29-year old logged 64 innings and posted a 5.34 ERA with a 4.07 FIP in 58 relief appearances as well as four starts as an opener.

Trent Thornton, Tim Mayza and Adam Cimber also signed one-year deals in the amount of $3.15 million, $2.1million and $1 million, respectively, as fellow relievers.

Toronto has avoided arbitration with 10 of its players thus far, leaving Bo Bichette, and Erik Swanson’s cases unsettled.

If both sides don’t come to a contract agreement before the deadline passes, they can continue negotiating until their cases reach a third-party arbitrator, who’ll determine a player’s salary for the 2023 season.

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