Casey Janssen appears to have cashed in with the Toronto Blue Jays, even if it's not for Albert Pujols-type money.
On Monday the 30-year-old Blue Jays reliever hinted on his Twitter account that he has avoided salary arbitration with the club:
"Looks like I'll be sticking around a little while longer! #pujolstype," he wrote.
The Blue Jays club policy once arbitration numbers are submitted is to cut off negotiations with the exception of discussing multi-year deals.
Janssen did not indicate on Twitter the value or length of his deal. He had been seeking $2.2 million in arbitration while the Blue Jays had countered with an offer of $1.8 million.
Toronto hasn’t taken anyone to arbitration since Bill Risley in 1997.
So far this off-season the Blue Jays have been successful in avoiding arbitration with five players: outfielder Ben Francisco ($1.537 million), pitcher Carlos Villanueva ($2.2775 million), second baseman Kelly Johnson ($6.375 million), Colby Rasmus ($2.7 million) and Brandon Morrow.
Last month Morrow signed a three-year, $20 million extension with the club.
As for Janssen, in 2011 he posted a 6-0 record in 2011 with a 2.26 ERA, 1.096 WHIP and 53 strikeouts in 55.2 innings.
He made $1.095 million last season.