The Toronto Blue Jays' off-season continues to move along as expected.
Toronto tendered contracts to each of its four unsigned arbitration-eligible players on Friday, preventing them from hitting free agency.
The four players are Daulton Varsho, Ernie Clement, Tyler Heineman and Eric Lauer.
The deadline for teams to tender contracts to their arbitration-eligible players arrived Friday at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT. If clubs tendered their contracts, they are able to negotiate contracts with the players through Jan. 9. If they don't come to terms on a deal, they will be scheduled for an arbitration date to decide their 2026 contracts.
MLB Trade Rumors projects the four Blue Jays to make the following in arbitration:
Varsho: $9.7 million
Lauer: $4.4 million
Clement: $4.3 million
Heineman: $1 million
Dillon Tate, Nick Sandlin and Ryan Burr also entered the off-season eligible for arbitration. But the Blue Jays cut ties with all three, and they are currently free agents.
Last season, the Blue Jays came to terms with each of their players and avoided going to any arbitration hearings.
