Baseball arbitration was born out of the Basic Agreement settlement of 1972, though it was not actually put into place until before the 1974 season and was not used in 1976 and 1977�
The following are the list of Blue Jays who have gone to arbitration:
YEAR PLAYER OFFERED ASKED CLUB W/L
1980 Dave Lemanczyk-RHP $130,000 $ 165,000 WON
Roy Howell-INF $110,000 $ 133,000 LOST
1982 Dave Stieb-RHP $250,000 $ 325,000 WON
1983 Damaso Garcia-INF $300,000 $ 400,000 LOST
Roy Lee Jackson-RHP $155,000 $ 225,000 WON
1988 Tom Henke-RHP $725,000 $1,025,000 WON
1991 Roberto Alomar-INF $825,000 $1,250,000 LOST
1997 Bill Risley-RHP $380,000 $ 550,000 WON
2015 Danny Valencia-INF $1,200,000 $1,675,000 LOST
Josh Donaldson-INF $4,300,000 $5,750,000 WON
2016 Jesse Chavez-RHP $3,600,000 $4,000,000 LOST
2017 Marcus Stroman-RHP $3,100,000 $3,400,000 LOST
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JON 60
INFIELDER
NON-ROSTER
BIRTHDATE . . . . January 22, 1990 OPENING DAY AGE . . . . . 27
BIRTHPLACE . . . . Troy, MI RESIDENCE . . . . Troy, MI TWITTER . . . . @jonny_hustle
BATS/THROWS . . . . R/R HEIGHT/WEIGHT . . . . 5-10/175 CONTRACT STATUS . . . . . signed thru 2017 M .L . SERVICE . . . . 0 .000 OPTIONS USED . . . . 0 of 3 PERSONAL:
• Jonathon David Berti�
• His father, Thomas, played in minor league baseball with the Detroit Tigers organization�
• Attended Bowling Green University���Set Falcons’ single-season records with a �423 batting average, 93 hits, and tied the single-season record with six triples���His 17 career triples were also a school record�
• The Oakland Athletics selected him in the 36th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign�
LAST SEASON:
• Was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016�
• Was later reassigned to minor league camp on March 10�
• Started the season with New Hampshire, and was assigned to Buffalo on April 27�
• Played in 86 total games in 2016, and hit �256 with four home runs, 33 RBI, and 36 stolen bases�
Bold – career high; Red – league high Year Club and League AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH-SF HP BB-IBB SO SB-CS SLG OBP OPS 2011 Vancouver (NOR) .291 60 213 37 62 5 5 1 21 1-1 12 22-0 44 23-5 .376 .387 .763 2012 Lansing (Mid) .281 60 224 35 63 8 2 2 27 1-1 7 34-0 41 26-8 .362 .391 .753 Dunedin (FSL) .190 50 174 28 33 7 5 0 13 0-3 3 26-0 49 8-3 .287 .301 .588 2013 Dunedin (FSL) .250 128 505 85 126 18 5 3 44 2-1 11 57-1 90 56-19 .323 .338 .661 2014 New Hampshire (East) .270 136 541 69 146 21 7 7 50 5-4 9 35-0 82 40-15 .373 .323 .696 2015 New Hampshire (East) .262 63 256 35 67 12 2 1 20 4-3 8 26-0 38 19-4 .336 .345 .681 Buffalo (Int) .228 40 149 22 34 3 1 2 14 0-0 3 14-0 25 4-3 .302 .307 .609 2016 Blue Jays (GCL) .400 6 20 2 8 0 0 1 6 0-0 0 1-0 1 5-0 .550 .429 .979 New Hampshire (East) .254 73 272 37 69 10 7 2 26 1-1 9 36-1 56 29-9 .364 .358 .722
Buffalo (INT) .150 7 20 4 3 1 0 1 1 0-0 0 2-0 3 2-0 .350 .227 .577
Minor Totals .257 623 2374 354 611 85 34 20 222 14-14 62 253-2 429 212-66 .347 .343 .690 TRANSACTIONS
• Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 18th round of the 2011 First Year Player Draft PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
• Had seven multi-hit games with Buffalo in 2015, including a 4-hit game on July 31 vs. PAW (4-6, R, 2B, RBI)…Final hit in that game was a walk-off RBI double with two outs in the 13th inning of a 2-1 victory�
• Hit first AAA home run in 9th game with Bisons, July 28, 2015 at Syracuse…Also tripled in the game and set season-highs with 3 runs scored and 3 RBI (2-3, BB)�
• Led the Florida State League with 56 stolen bases in 2013�
• Played for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League (ABL) after the 2013 season��� Stole 31 bases, setting an ABL record�
• Was named a 2014 Eastern League All Star, and was assigned to the Arizona Fall League after the regular season
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JOE 31
PITCHER
NON-ROSTER
BIRTHDATE . . . . May 29, 1990 OPENING DAY AGE . . . . . 26
BIRTHPLACE . . . . Redwood City, CA RESIDENCE . . . . Santa Clara, CA TWITTER . . . . NA
BATS/THROWS . . . . R/R HEIGHT/WEIGHT . . . . 6-5/240 CONTRACT STATUS . . . . . signed thru 2017 M .L . SERVICE . . . . 1 .000 OPTIONS USED . . . . 0 of 3 PERSONAL:
• Joseph Carlo Biagini�
• Selected by the San Francisco in the 26th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of California, Davis�
• Made 13 appearances for UC-Davis in 2011 after transferring from the College of San Mateo�
• His father, Rob, played briefly in the Giants’ Minor League system in 1982.
LAST SEASON:
• Is one of five relievers to not allow an earned run in postseason play in club history joining Roberto Osuna (2016), Aaron Sanchez (2015), Jim Acker (1985) and Dennis Lamp (1985)…Was one of four relievers in the 2016 postseason to post a 0.00 ERA through the first three rounds of the playoffs (Roberto Osuna, Andrew Miller and Cody Allen).
• Joined teammate Aaron Sanchez as the only rookie relievers in franchise history to record an ERA of 0�00 in the playoffs (Sanchez did so in 2015)�
• Opponents hit just .120 off of him in the playoffs…That ranks as the 4th lowest opposition average in a single postseason for a Blue Jays reliever in club history (minimum 6.0 IP)…It was also the lowest opposition average among all relievers in the 2016 postseason�
• Limited the opposition to a .154 average (2-13) with runners on, however, allowed three of his five inherited runners to score in the posteason�
• Issued just one walk to the final 47 batters he faced this season (including regular and postseason).
• Struck out a career high four batters in 2�0 IP on Sept� 7 at NYY�
• On Sept. 3 at TB, surrendered his first career HR (Kevin Keirmaier)…Entered with a ML best 62.0IP without allowing a HR…
His 49 games without giving up a home run set a new club mark to start a career, passing LHP Aaron Loup (44 games)���
Was the longest such streak since RHP Dan Otero started his career with 55 homerless games from April 7, 2012 until April 25, 2014 for SF and OAK…Otero pitched 63.2 innings before his first HR.
• Saw his scoreless innings streak snapped at 20�2 IP on Aug� 26 vs� LAA after allowing two earned runs���It was the longest streak by a Blue Jay this season, and the 4th longest by a Blue Jays rookie in club history�
• Suffered his second loss of the season June 7 at DET, after allowing two hits and a run in a walk-off loss�
• Earned his third win of the year May 31 vs� NYY���Picked up the win in two of four TOR victories from May 27-31, a span of five days.
• Recorded his first career save on May 19 at MIN (1.0, H, K).
• Picked up his first career victory May 3 vs. TEX after tossing 2.0 scoreless innings in a 10 inning walk-off win.
• Suffered his first career loss, April 20 at BAL after allowing an unearned run in a walk-off loss.
• Made his Major League debut on April 8 vs. BOS (1.0, K)... Fanned David Ortiz for his first career strikeout.
Bold – career high; Red – league high Year Club & League W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-IBB SO WP BK OBA 2012 Augusta (SAL) 0-4 7.41 9 9 0 0 0 34.0 36 33 28 4 0 29-0 36 7 0 .267 Salem-Keizer (NOR) 2-4 4.27 14 12 0 0 0 59.0 54 32 28 5 3 18-0 63 6 0 .248 2013 Augusta (SAL) 7-6 5.03 20 20 0 0 0 96.2 102 63 54 5 4 42-0 79 6 0 .267 2014 San Jose (CAL) 10-9 4.01 23 23 0 0 0 128.0 133 58 57 5 6 46-0 103 10 0 .275 2015 Richmond East) 10-7 2.42 23 22 0 0 0 130.1 112 45 35 5 4 34-0 84 7 0 .228 2016 TORONTO (AL) 4-3 3.06 60 0 0 0 1 67.2 69 28 23 3 5 19-1 62 3 0 .259 Minor Totals 29-30 4.06 89 86 0 0 0 448.0 437 231 202 24 17 169-0 365 36 0 .256 WILD CARD GAME RECORD
Year Club & Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-IBB SO WP BK 2016 TOR vs. BAL 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 DIVISION SERIES RECORD
Year Club & Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-IBB SO WP BK 2016 TPR vs. TEX 0-0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD
Year Club & Opp. W-L ERA G GS CG ShO SV IP H R ER HR HB BB-IBB SO WP BK 2016 TOR vs. CLE 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 3.2 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 3 1 0 TRANSACTIONS
• Selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 26th round of the 2011 First Year Player Draft
• Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the Rule 5 Draft on December 10, 2015
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ML Debut April 8, 2016 vs. BOS Innings Pitched:
Starter None
Reliever 2.0 - 13x, last Sept. 27, 2016 vs. BAL Walks:
Starter None
Reliever 2 - 2x, last Sept. 18, 2016 at LAA Strikeouts:
Starter None
Reliever 4 - Sept. 7, 2016 at NYY Hits Allowed 4 - 3x, last Sept. 30, 2016 at BOS
ER Allowed 3 - Sept. 30, 2016 at BOS HR Allowed 1 - 3x, last Sept. 13, 2016 vs. TB Low Hit CG None
Last Win Aug. 20, 2016 at CLE Last Save May 19, 2016 at MIN Last CG None
Last ShO None Last Start None Last Relief App. Oct. 2, 2016 at BOS Longest Win Streak 3G - May 3-31, 2016 Longest Losing Streak 1G - 3x, last Sept. 30, 2016 Scoreless Innings Streak 20.2 - July 9-Aug. 25, 2016 MILESTONES
Category Date Opponent Notes
Win 1 May 3, 2016 Texas 2�0, 2H, K
Save 1 May 19, 2016 at Minnesota 1�0, H, K PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
• Has fared much better vs� LH hitters over his four-year career, holding them to a �233 average���RH hitters have posted a
�272 mark�
• Came into 2015 with a career BB/9 total of 3�82 before posting just a 2�35 BB/9 total in 2015�
• His 2�42 ERA was 2nd in the Eastern League in 2015 and 4th best in all of AA baseball���Ranked 7th in the Eastern League with 10 wins�