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Blue Jays reportedly avoid arbitration with 5

The deadline to exchange arbitration figures was Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. Teams and players are allowed to continue negotiating after the deadline, but if a deal cannot be reached, an independant arbitrator would pick one of the two salary numbers.

The Blue Jays entered Friday with eight players eligible for arbitration. Third baseman Josh Donaldson, right-hander Jesse Chavez and right-hander Drew Hutchison remain unsigned.

Donaldson and Danny Valencia became the first Blue Jays players since Bill Risley in 1997 to go to arbitration when they went through the process last year.