With more difficult decisions waiting in the coming days, the Toronto Blue Jays front office has started things off with a tap-in birdie.
In an expected move that general manager Ross Atkins all but confirmed a week ago, the Blue Jays have exercised their 2017 option on right-handed relief pitcher Jason Grilli. Blue Jays have officially exercised their $3M option on reliever Jason Grilli, source tells SBN. — Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) November 4, 2016 This option quickly became an easy decision for the Blue Jays, but at the time of his arrival in Toronto, that wasn’t the case at all.