This has far more to do with the arbitration rules than it does the luxury tax.
The most the Jays could have offered under arbitration was a 10% paycut. Delgado is not worth the $16 million the Jays would have been required to offer, and by failing to offer (as fully expected), the Jays now cannot negotiate with Delgado until after May 01. He will, of course, be long since signed by then.
This one has nothing to do with the luxury tax.
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