The Toronto Blue Jays took care of some expected business today, picking up the 2016 team options on R.A. Dickey, Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista. The club also declined their option with second baseman Maicer Izturis, opting to pay the $1 million buyout.
As expected, Blue Jays exercise their club options on Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and R.A. Dickey. Decline option on Maicer Izturis.
— Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) November 3, 2015
Bautista’s $14 million option and Encarnacion’s at $10 million weren’t even decisions, as both are coming off fantastic offensive years and showing very little sign of decline with age.