Report: Blue Jays Settle Arbitration With Danny Jansen, Tim Mayza, and More

With Friday's deadline to exchange arbitration filing numbers, the Blue Jays have reportedly come to contract agreements with a few key players for 2023.

The Jays came to early agreements with catcher Danny Jansen, reliever Tim Mayza, and reliever Trevor Richards, with all three deals first reported by Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson-Smith.

Jansen's reported arbitration-avoiding contract of $3.5 million came in just under his MLB Trade Rumors estimate of $3.7 million. Mayza's contract ($2.1 Mill) came in 200K over his estimate, while Richard's reported contract ($1.5 Mill) is exactly in line with his estimate.

We will see many more settlements across baseball today, but if the team and player do not come to an agreement on a contract before arbitration hearings, an arbitrator will choose one side's filed number for the player's 2023 contract later this offseason. Last year, the Blue Jays reached agreements with all arb-eligible players before hearings.

Here's a list of Toronto's arbitration-eligible players this winter, with contract estimates (and actual reported contracts where applicable) from MLBTR:

• Erik Swanson: $1.4 Million
• Adam Cimber: $3.2 Million
• Trevor Richards: $1.5 Million (Actual $1.5 Million)
• Danny Jansen: $3.7 Million (Actual $3.5 Million)
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: $14.8 Million
• Tim Mayza: $1.9 Million (Actual $2.1 Million)
• Cavan Biggio: $2.6 Million
• Trent Thornton: $1.1 Million
• Bo Bichette: $6.1 Million
• Jordan Romano: $4.4 Million
• Santiago Espinal: $2.1 Million
• Daulton Varsho: $2.8 Million

More of Toronto's 2023 arbitration settlements will be added here as they're reported.