Arby's, Hot Stoves & Winter Tours

Wednesday, January 13 2016 @ 12:52 PM EST

Eight Blue Jays have filed for salary arbitration with American League MVP Josh Donaldson headlining the list.

The Arby's Oven Mitt is surrounded by other mascots at a Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game.

Sportsnet looks on how much Donaldson could earn through arbitration after a stellar 2015 season. Michael Saunders is the only other Jays position player to file. The rest are hurlers Brett Cecil, Jesse Chavez, Steve Delabar, Drew Hutchison, Aaron Loup and Drew Storen.

Meantime, a few Blue Jays players will be making the rounds across Canada. Cecil, Chris Colabello and Dalton Pompey will be in Fredericton, New Brunswick this weekend as part of the Jays Winter Tour that also includes stops in Toronto and Ottawa.

A couple of luncheon dates to keep in mind - Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez will be in Buffalo for the Bisons Hot Stove Luncheon January 20 and Pompey, should-have-been Hall-of-Famer-by-now Tim Raines and general manager Ross Atkins are slated to be in Vancouver January 29 for the Canadians Hot Stove event.

Extra Innings...

• The Vancouver Canadians make the list of the Top 100 Stadium Experiences.
• Bob Elliott runs down the Top 100 influential Canadians in baseball.
• LansingLugnuts.com has a review of its Top 10 games of 2015.
• The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are getting six extra home games in 2016 thanks to construction problems at the new stadium in Hartford, home of the Yard Goats.
• Sports Illustrated looks at the new apartment building overlooking the ballpark in Lansing.
• Former Jays minor leaguer Boomer Collins is hoping to succeed in another sport with a bat and ball.
• Last but not least, the Jays have a new director of player development and they have sent out their invites for Spring Training. The preceding link also details a couple of number changes for Pompey and Justin Smoak
  

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