{"id":7366,"date":"2023-01-14T04:46:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T04:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/guerrero-blue-jays-agree-to-14-5-million-to-avoid-arbitration\/"},"modified":"2023-01-14T04:46:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-14T04:46:49","slug":"guerrero-blue-jays-agree-to-14-5-million-to-avoid-arbitration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/guerrero-blue-jays-agree-to-14-5-million-to-avoid-arbitration\/","title":{"rendered":"Guerrero, Blue Jays Agree to $14.5 Million to Avoid Arbitration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"e58384dc-9492-5a9a-be4a-58299d4334e7\" overlaytype=\"article\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\" data-v-dccbf392=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays sidestepped salary arbitration Friday night by agreeing to a $14.5 million contract next season.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Toronto had 12 players eligible for arbitration, but only Tampa Bay, with 14, qualified more. The only member of that Blue Jays group who didn&#8217;t settle down on Friday was shortstop Beau Bichette.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Also included are Toronto closer Jordan Romano ($4,537,500), catcher Danny Jansen ($3.5M), right-hander Adam Cimber ($3.15M), outfielder Dalton Bajo ($3.05M), and infielder Kavan Biggio ($3.05M). $2.8M), infielder Santiago Espinal ($2.1M), lefty Tim Maza ($2.1M), right-hander Trevor Richards ($1.5M), reliever Eric Swanson ($1.25M), right-hander Trent Thornton (1,000,000).<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Guerrero, runner-up in the 2021 AL MVP voting, earned $7.9 million last season. A two-time All-Star, he batted .274 with 32 home runs, 97 RBIs and a .818 OPS in 160 games. He also won a surprise Gold Glove Award for first base.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Bichette led the American League in that category for the second straight season with 189 hits. 290 batting average, 24 home runs, 43 doubles, 93 RBIs and . 802 OPS in his 159 games.<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">If the Blue Jays and Bichette do not reach an agreement, they will participate in a three-person arbitration panel hearing in St. Petersburg, Florida between January 30 and February 17. <\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p displaynav=\"true\" class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\">Other AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb and https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Sports<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\"\/>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\"\/> <!----> <\/p>\n<hr class=\"story-section-divider\" data-v-1f556a34=\"\" data-v-dccbf392=\"\"\/>\n<div data-v-dccbf392=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-container\">\n<div class=\"article-texts\">\n<h3 class=\"article-title ff-sb fs-20 lh-1pt25\">Guerrero, Blue Jays Agree to $14.5 Million to Avoid Arbitration<\/h3>\n<p> <span class=\"ff-h fs-xl-14 fs-13 lh-1pt43 cl-gr-7\">Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays sidestepped salary arbitration by agreeing to a $14.5 million deal next season.<\/span> <!----> <\/p>\n<p><span>4 minutes ago<\/span> <span class=\"dot\">\u2022<\/span> <span>Related press<\/span> <button aria-label=\"No Action - 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