TORONTO - Alex Anthopoulos continues to change the way the Toronto Blue Jays do business, and on Tuesday that resulted in the signing of all five of the teams arbitration eligible players well ahead of spring training. <a href=http://www.usapittsburghsteelers.com/barack-obama-jerseys>Barack Obama Jersey</a>. Working to beat a deadline imposed by the new general manager, closer Jason Frasor (US$2.65 million), lefty Brian Tallet ($2 million) and right-handed relievers Shawn Camp ($1.15 million), Jeremy Accardo ($1.08 million) and Casey Janssen ($700,000) each agreed to one-year deals. The exchange of salary figures between teams and players was due by 11:59 p.m. ET Tuesday and Anthopoulos had informed the agents for his players that if things got that far, their next meeting would be at an arbitration hearing. But push never came to shove, and the Blue Jays will go another year since their last hearing with Bill Risley in 1997. The deadline may not have been critical in securing the agreements, but it sure helped wrap up negotiations much faster than normal. "For the most part, two things get deals done, deadlines and having some type of momentum," said Anthopoulos. "The policy we put in place, all it did and all it was designed to do was encourage more dialogue." A busy day for the club also included the signings of outfielder Jeremy Reed, wholl compete for a starting job in either right or left, and right-hander Steven Register, a bullpen candidate, to minor-league contracts with an invitation to camp, and attending a throwing session by free agent Ben Sheets. The veteran right-hander, who missed all of last season recovering from arm problems, is on the teams radar as someone who could help guide a young staff and perhaps be used as a trade chip later. The Blue Jays are also in the midst of a week of amateur scouting meetings as Anthopoulos continues to reshape the organization. A similar set of sessions for the clubs pro scouts is planned for after the Super Bowl, and the newlywed GM has plenty of other things remaining on his agenda. "Theres actually a lot more work to do," Anthopoulos said. "Weve brought in the area scouts and some player-development staff to continue to talk about philosophy, policies -- and we hired a lot of new employees, so part of it is integrating them." Anthopoulos said there was also some "fluidity" in the front office and one area under consideration is whether a new director of player development is needed. Assistant GM Tony LaCava is currently overseeing that beefed up department, but hes got many other things on his plate. Among them was negotiating Shaun Marcums arbitration case, which was settled Monday with an $850,000, one-year deal, while pro scout Jon Lalonde handled Janssens case. It was a first for both men, and Anthopoulos felt it was important they get the experience. "I thought it helped me develop as an executive," said Anthopoulos, whose first arbitration case was with John McDonald four years ago. "I wanted to do the same thing for some of our staff here." Pro scout Brian Parker, who handled arbitration cases for the Nationals in recent years, took care of the other four players. Anthopoulos oversaw the talks and is adamant the team would not have negotiated at all after the change of figures. In years past, the Blue Jays in some cases allowed the process to meander right up to the start of hearings in February before striking a deal. Anthopoulos had no interest in allowing that to continue. "Im certainly not naive enough to think that were going to get our deals done every single year," he said. "Invariably with this type of policy going forward, theres going to be times we end up in a hearing room, but theres no question from our standpoint, that well make every effort we can to avoid it. "But once the deadline does pass, were going to a hearing." Frasor, 32, was 7-3 with a 2.50 ERA and 11 saves in 61 games last season. He and Scott Downs head into the spring as the teams closers. Tallet, 32, made a career-high 25 starts among his 37 games in 2009, going 7-9 with a 5.32 ERA. His role this season will depend on how the teams young pitchers fare in the spring. Accardo, 28, appeared in 26 games for Toronto with one save and a 2.55 ERA, but spent most of the year in triple-A. Camp, a 34-year-old long reliever, quietly played an integral role doing mop-up duty last year, finishing sixth on the team with 79 2-3 innings over 59 games. Janssen, 28, appeared in 21 games, including five starts, going 2-4 with one save and a 5.85 ERA after recovering from shoulder surgery. Reed, 28, spent last season with the New York Mets, batting .242 average in 126 games. He hit .255 with 11 homers and 107 RBIs in 462 career games for Seattle and the Mets. Register, 26, split the season between the Rockies and Phillies systems, appearing in one game with Philadelphia. He 2-5 with a 3.92 ERA in a combined 50 games in triple-A. The Blue Jays now have 58 players invited to camp and wont go much higher than the mid 60s in terms of players. "With all these guys we are signing," said Anthopoulos, "were hoping to catch lightning in a bottle." Note: The Blue Jays look headed for a payroll in the low to mid $60 million range, down significantly from the over $80 million they spent last year. Anthopoulos repeated that the team will have no set payroll in coming years. "We dont have any financial restrictions or limitations with respect to payroll, its really a fluid number thats going to be predicated on what we deem ... are the right baseball moves for this club," he said. "There really isnt a finite number to the payroll." <a href=http://www.officialphiladelphiaeaglesjersey.com/vince-young-jersey>Authentic Vince Young Jersey</a>. 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TORONTO -- Jean-Sebastien Giguere wants to be a good leader, hard worker and solid mentor. More than anything, he just wants his old job back, saying he will use his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs to try "to re-establish myself as a No. 1 goalie in this league." It is a designation he has struggled to maintain throughout his career, despite owning a Conn Smythe Trophy and Stanley Cup ring. Giguere lost the job in Anaheim, where he said he would rather retire than play as a backup, and has relocated across the continent for another chance to prove himself. "Hes a fighter, for sure," Leafs goaltending coach Francois Allaire said. "Hes had to fight for his job all the way down." Acquired in a flurry of activity by Toronto general manager Brian Burke last Sunday, Giguere made 30 saves in his debut on Tuesday en route to a 3-0 shutout win over the New Jersey Devils. On Wednesday, he was asked about the pressure of playing in a hockey-mad market, and the one struggle over which he had almost no control. His first child, a son, Maxime Olivier, was born in the spring of 2007, just as the Ducks were preparing for the playoffs. Giguere and his wife learned their son had been born with a deformed right eye, and were confronted with the possibility his left eye was also damaged. There was a series of consultations with experts in Southern California, some made with the help of team ownership. Giguere missed the final three games of the regular season to be with his family. "There wasnt much to say," former Ducks teammate Francois Beauchemin said. "Its a really tough situation and we never really talked about that when it happened. He would just tell us what was going on with Max, and making sure he was OK. His life wasnt in danger, but it was tough." The medical experts eventually told Giguere they expected his son to have normal sight in his left eye. And he returned to the team, where he had to begin the playoffs as a backup before returning to the helm and leading the Ducks to a Stanley Cup title -- the first for any teeam in California. <a href=http://www.officialbaltimoreravensjerseys.com/terrell-suggs-jerseys>Ravens Terrell Suggs Jersey</a> Giguere signed a four-year contract with the Ducks that summer, a deal that contained a no-trade clause he waived to enable the move to Toronto. Jonas Hiller had become the starter in Anaheim, and with his sons health improved, Giguere was able to make a move. "He needs to see a doctor maybe once every six or seven months," Giguere said Wednesday. "Its no big deal. We can go through a season without having to see a doctor, and were only a short flight from here to L.A." But he seems to be a long way from being a backup. "Who starts, thats up to the coach," Burke said Wednesday. "But we didnt bring him here to back up. Hes a legitimate starting goaltender, his work ethic is the best in the NHL at the position, and we thought hed be an ideal guy to bring along our young goaltender, Jonas Gustavsson. Were really happy with his coming here." Leafs coach Ron Wilson said Giguere will be busy down the stretch drive of Torontos regular season schedule, though he said Gustavsson will get some work this weekend. Giguere played in 20 games with the Ducks this season. It was not the first setback of his career, which began with a false start in Hartford and a handful of side trips to the AHL when he was trying to catch on in Calgary and, finally, with Anaheim. "Giggy is a very persistent guy, hes a guy who likes to compete," Allaire said. "He takes his job really seriously. "Its not just coming to have fun. Hes going to have fun, but hes going to be very professional -- hes going to do everything we ask of him to do in the gym, hes going to do his treatment." And with all he has been through in his career, on the ice and off, Giguere is not concerned with the pressure of playing in Toronto. "Its hockey," he said. "Were here to try to have fun, to try to work hard. I think that if you work hard, and if you prepare yourself the right way, then theres no reason why things shouldnt go well." -- with files from James Bisson of The Canadian Press. ' ' '