The Blue Jays have many contract decisions to make in the offseason. Some of them are no-brainers: extending Jose Bautista at $14 million, for example, or Edwin Encarnacion at $10 million. Others, while attractive, are not as crystal-clear. Is R.A. Dickey worth $12 million? Is Mark Buehrle worth a qualifying offer of roughly $17 million?
But lost in all of these big-name big-decisions are some lesser questions – players who are not stars like Jose or Edwin, but who have the potential to add value, whether as bench/AAA depth or as trade chips.