The Jays have avoided arbitration with several players:
- Zach Pop signed for $900,000.
- Nick Sandlin signed for $1.63 million.
- Alek Manoah signed for $2.2 million.
- Daulton Varsho signed for $8.2 million.
- Ernie Clement signed for $1.975 million.
That list is missing a name. They haven’t signed Vlad yet, or we don’t know if they have. Alejandro Kirk is also not listed among the signed.
I’m not a fan of the team going to arbitration with Vlad (or anyone). I think that process is hard on a player and hard on the relationship between the player and the team.