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Arbitration Eligibles: Toronto Blue Jays

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A look at the Blue Jays players who will be arbitration-eligible after the season…

Litsch probably won't be cut loose, as his cost shouldn't be too high given the time missed with Tommy John and hip surgery.  Wise will be non-tendered.  McGowan is a candidate, with another shoulder surgery done in June.  Still, he could be retained for a salary similar to this year's $500K.  Encarnacion has technically never gone to arbitration, having signed a two-year deal with the Reds.  I imagine he'll be cut loose now.  Buchholz had Tommy John surgery in June of '09, spent most of the year rehabbing for the Rockies, and was claimed by the Jays in September.  The claim implies they'll at least consider tendering him a contract.  Tallet and Accardo are too expensive to retain through arbitration.

Lewis, Escobar, Morrow, Marcum, Janssen, Camp, and Bautista will certainly be tendered contracts.  Bautista should jump to the $6-8MM range, while everyone else should top a million bucks.  There will be some decent, but not spectacular paydays in this mix.

Arbitration Eligibles: Tampa Bay Rays

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A look at the Rays players who will be arbitration-eligible after the season…

Johnson could be non-tendered, if the Rays prefer to try to bring him back on a minor league deal.  He signed a Major League deal in January, but passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment in March.  The Rays may be forced to endure a bullpen makeover for 2011, but non-tendering Cormier still makes sense.  Howell is also a candidate to be cut, if the Rays evaluate him in December and don't feel he'll be ready for Spring Training.  On the other hand, they could retain Howell with little or no raise. 

Navarro, currently toiling at Triple A, figures to be non-tendered.  There's a good chance Aybar is let go as well, as the Rays may not find him worth his $2.2MM club option or the amount he'd get through arbitration.

Those cuts could leave Sonnanstine, Garza, Upton, and Bartlett as the players tendered contracts.  The Rays may have the pitching depth to trade Sonnanstine and/or Garza, but the asking price for the latter should be considerable.  Garza will still be affordable, perhaps at a salary around $6MM.

With Reid Brignac as an option, the Rays could be one of few teams shopping a shortstop in Bartlett.  If tendered a contract, Bartlett will make more than $4MM next year despite an unimpressive 2010 season.  It's possible the Rays try to extract some value in a deal before the December 12th non-tender deadline.  Upton, while not the star hitter we once expected, is worth keeping around.  With Carl Crawford expected to leave, the Rays probably can't spare Upton.

Arbitration Eligibles: New York Yankees

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A look at the Yankees players who will be arbitration-eligible after the season…

Hughes and Chamberlain are the team's most interesting cases.  Though Joba still has a respectable 3.79 career ERA, his recent work hasn't been great and the time spent in the bullpen has resulted in only 16 career wins.  He won't get a massive salary.  Hughes will be coming off a strong platform year, but his career numbers are similarly limited.  He should fall short of $4MM.

Logan will probably be tendered a contract; it's not too risky and he showed promise against lefties when he was in the bigs.  Gaudin, Mitre, and Moseley are the biggest non-tender candidates.

Arbitration Eligibles: Boston Red Sox

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A look at the Red Sox players who will be arbitration-eligible after the season…

Okajima stands a good chance of being non-tendered as the Sox try to revamp a portion of their bullpen.  I expect Theo Epstein to shop him around in advance of the December 2nd non-tender deadline.  As for Cash, Boston would probably non-tender him and try to re-sign him to a minor league deal if they want him back.

Ellsbury seems to be on thin ice in Boston, while Papelbon is having his worst season.  Both players are trade candidates.  It might be wise to wait for Ellsbury to rebuild value.  Papelbon presents a tricky situation.  He's still a useful reliever, and could return to greatness in 2011, but the cost may approach $12MM.  The Red Sox have to decide whether to trade him, keep him, or even non-tender him.

Arbitration Eligibles: Baltimore Orioles

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A look at the Orioles players who will arbitration-eligible after the season…

Albers could be a non-tender candidate, in that his 2010 numbers are nothing special.  On the other hand he's earning only $680K this year.

Last November Jones was on the losing side of a three-way tiebreaker to determine whether he'd receive Super Two status.  He'll get his first big payday this winter, perhaps $3MM or so.

Guthrie, 31, and Scott, 32, are a couple of late bloomers.  I expected the Orioles to shop them this summer, but there hasn't been much in the way of rumors.

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