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 | Offer | Asked | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Dave Lemanczyk – RHP |
$130,000 | $165,000 | WON |
| Roy Howell – 3B |
$110,000 | $133,000 | LOST | |
| 1982 | Dave Stieb – RHP |
$250,000 | $325,000 | WON |
| 1983 | Damaso Garcia – 2B |
$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 – 2B |
$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 – 3B |
$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 |
| 2018 | Marcus Stroman – RHP |
$6,500,000 | $6,900,000 | WON |
| Roberto Osuna – RHP |
$5,300,000 | $5,800,000 | WON | |
| 2019 | Ryan Tepera – RHP |
$1,525,000 | $1,800,000 | WON |
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