Blue Jays: What can we glean from Marcus Stroman’s contract this year?

After failing to settle on a contract for the past two offseason, the Blue Jays had to go to arbitration with Marcus Stroman. The two sides quickly reached an agreement this winter, leaving me to wonder what we can glean from the process this time around.

Before I even start, let me just outright state that this entire article is purely my speculation. I do not work for the Blue Jays in any direct way, nor am I employed by Marcus Stroman. I have no insider information on this, I’m just simply looking at what’s happened over the past couple of years in relation to what’s taken place more recently. Cool? Cool.

Now that we’re officially one month away from when pitchers and catchers are set to…