Perhaps the biggest question for the Blue Jays as they entered this offseason was what to do with their best player, Josh Donaldson. The “Bringer of Rain” has just one year left on his contract before he’ll be a free agent, and was set to enter arbitration one last time before then. We already know the player and club worked things out to the tune of a one year, 23 million dollar agreement, but the future remains up in the air.
For that reason, many Blue Jays fans and writers (myself included) were skeptical that the club would choose to retain the 2015 AL MVP, especially knowing that so many suitors would be interested if he were made available on the trade market.