Details on the Toronto Blue Jays two-year deal with Marco Estrada have been released, and it does not appear that a team or player option will be included on the back end. As it stands, the Blue Jays will pay Estrada $11.5 million this coming season then $14.5 million in 2017.
Such a contract structure is sensible for the Blue Jays, as it gives them some added flexibility in a 2016 campaign that should see them emerge as AL East contenders once again. With the expiring contracts of Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion following this coming year, 2017 is by no means a rebuild, but it could be a period of financial and personnel transition.