2018 – The Blue Jays sign 3B Josh Donaldson to one-year deal worth $23 million. It is the largest salary ever given to a player eligible for salary arbitration, besting the $21.6 million given to Bryce Harper by the Nationals last May. Donaldson’s is not the only record-setting deal signed today: the Cubs offer 3B Kris Bryant $10.85 million, the most ever for a player eligible for arbitration for the first time. Other major deals involve NL batting champion Charlie Blackmon, who re-signs with the Rockies for $14 million, and 3B Manny Machado and Zach Britton who agree to contracts worth $16 million and $12 million respectively with the Orioles.

 

On January 12 2018 — 2018 – The Blue Jays sign 3B Josh Donaldson to one-year deal worth $23 million. It is the largest salary ever given to a player eligible for salary arbitration, besting the $21.6 million given to Bryce Harper by the Nationals last May. Donaldson’s is not the only record-setting deal signed today: the Cubs offer 3B Kris Bryant $10.85 million, the most ever for a player eligible for arbitration for the first time. Other major deals involve NL batting champion Charlie Blackmon, who re-signs with the Rockies for $14 million, and 3B Manny Machado and Zach Britton who agree to contracts worth $16 million and $12 million respectively with the Orioles.

 

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