Blue Jays, Smoak avoid arbitration with 1-year, $3.9M deal

The Toronto Blue Jays avoided arbitration with first baseman Justin Smoak on Wednesday, agreeing to a one-year, $3.9-million deal.Claimed off waivers prior to last season, Smoak split time at first with Chris Colabello and Edwin Encarnacion, and will likely resume the platoon role in 2016.Smoak, who turns 29 on Saturday,...