PHOENIX -- Pitcher Jesse Chavez and the Toronto Blue Jays have argued their salary arbitration case, with the sides $400,000 apart.
Chavez asked arbitrators Mark Irvings, Steven Wolf and Edna Francis for a $4 million salary during a hearing Friday. The Blue Jays argued the 32-year-old right-hander should be paid $3.6 million.
A decision is expected Saturday.
Chavez was 7-15 with a 4.18 ERA and one save in a career-high 26 starts and four relief appearances last season for Oakland, which traded him to Toronto on Nov. 20 for right-hander Liam Hendriks.