May 2017 - Toronto Blue Jays Wiretap
As the season winds down for the Toronto Blue Jays, it's likely that Jose Bautista's run with the franchise is as well.
Bautista has hit .204/.311/.370 with 23 home runs and 165 strikeouts in 578 at-bats this season.
He signed a one-year, $18 million deal to return to the Blue Jays in January. The deal includes a mutual $17 million option for 2018 and a $20 million vesting option for 2020.
The regular season is nearly over and the playoff bracket has taken shape. We don't know, however, exactly how the top of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft will look. Here's how the draft order would play out if the regular season ended today.
1. San Francisco Giants - 58-93
2. Philadelphia Phillies - +1
3. Detroit Tigers - +1
4. Chicago White Sox - +2.5
5. Cincinnati Reds - +5
6. New York Mets -+5.5
7. San Diego Padres - +9
8. Pittsburgh Pirates - +10
9. Atlanta Braves - +10
10. Oakland Athletics +11.5
11. Toronto Blue Jays - +12
12. Miami Marlins - +12.5
13. Baltimore Orioles - +13.5
14. Seattle Mariners - +14
15. Tampa Bay Rays - +15
16. Texas Rangers - +15.5
17. Kansas City Royals - +15.5
18. Los Angeles Angels - +16.5
19. St. Louis Cardinals - +20.5
20. Minnesota Twins - +21
21. Milwaukee Brewers - +21
22. Colorado Rockies - +23
x-23. New York Yankees - +25.5
24. Chicago Cubs - +26.5
x-25. Arizona Diamondbacks - +29
x-26. Boston Red Sox - +30.5
x - 27. Washington Nationals - +33.5
x - 28. Houston Astros - +34.5
x - 29. Cleveland Indians - +37
x - 30. Los Angeles Dodgers - +38
The Toronto Blue Jays have locked up Marco Estrada for next season, but they still plan to pursue starters this winter.
Ross Atkins says the club wants to have eight or nine starters capable of starting at the Major League level.
The Blue Jays will have more than $100 million committed to next year's roster after arbitration cases for Josh Donaldson, Marcus Stroman, Kevin Pillar and Roberto Osuna.
The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a one-year, $13 million extension with Marco Estrada for the 2018 season.
Estrada was slated to become a free agent at the end of the season.
The 34-year-old has a 4.84 ERA, 4.54 FIP and 170 strikeouts in 176.2 innings pitched this year.
With two weeks left in the Major League season, there is a close race for the first overall pick in the 2018 baseball amateur draft. Here's how the draft order would play out if the regular season ended today.
1. San Francisco Giants - 58-93
2. Philadelphia Phillies - +1
3. Chicago White Sox - +3
4. Detroit Tigers - +5
5. New York Mets -+8
6. Cincinnati Reds - +8.5
7. San Diego Padres - +9
8. Oakland Athletics +9
9. Atlanta Braves - +10.5
10. Pittsburgh Pirates - +10.5
11. Miami Marlins - +12
12. Toronto Blue Jays - +12.5
13. Baltimore Orioles - +15.5
14. Tampa Bay Rays - +15.5
15. Texas Rangers - +16
16. Kansas City Royals - +16
17. Seattle Mariners - +16.5
18. Los Angeles Angels - +19
19. St. Louis Cardinals - +20
20. Minnesota Twins - +21
21. Milwaukee Brewers - +22
22. Colorado Rockies - +24.5
23. New York Yankees - +25
24. Chicago Cubs - +26
25. Boston Red Sox - +28
26. Arizona Diamondbacks - +29.5
x - 27. Washington Nationals - +33
x - 28. Houston Astros - +34
x - 29. Cleveland Indians - +35.5
x - 30. Los Angeles Dodgers - +39
With a few weeks left in the Major League season, there is a close race for the first overall pick in the 2018 baseball amateur draft. Here's how the draft order would play out if the regular season ended today.
1. Philadelphia Phillies - 54-89
2. San Francisco Giants - +1
3. Chicago White Sox - +2.5
4. Detroit Tigers - +6.5
5. Cincinnati Reds - +7.5
6. New York Mets - +9
7. Oakland Athletics -+9
8. Atlanta Braves - +10.5
9. San Diego Padres - +10.5
10. Toronto Blue Jays - +12
11. Pittsburgh Pirates - +12.5
12. Miami Marlins - +14
13. Tampa Bay Rays - +16.5
14. Baltimore Orioles -+17
15. Seattle Mariners -+17
16. Texas Rangers -+17.5
17. Kansas City Royals - +17.5
18. Los Angeles Angels -+19
19. Minnesota Twins -+20
20. Milwaukee Brewers -+21
21. St. Louis Cardinals - +21
22. Chicago Cubs -+23
23. New York Yankees -+23.5
24. Colorado Rockies - +24
25. Boston Red Sox - +27
26. Arizona Diamondbacks - +29
27. Houston Astros -+32
28. Cleveland Indians - +33
x - 29. Washington Nationals - +34
30. Los Angeles Dodgers - +38
x - clinched a postseason berth
With a few weeks left in the Major League season, there is a close race for the first overall pick in the 2018 baseball amateur draft. Here's how the draft order would play out if the regular season ended today.
1. Philadelphia Phillies - 52-85
2. San Francisco Giants - +0.5
3. Chicago White Sox - +2.5
4. Oakland Athletics - +6
5. Detroit Tigers - +6
6. Cincinnati Reds - +6.5
7. New York Mets - +7
8. Atlanta Braves - +8.5
9. San Diego Padres - +9.5
10. Toronto Blue Jays - +11.5
11. Pittsburgh Pirates - +13.5
12. Miami Marlins - +15
13. Tampa Bay Rays - +16
14. Kansas City Royals - +16.5
15. Seattle Mariners - +16.5
16. Texas Rangers - +17
17. Baltimore Orioles - +17.5
18. St. Louis Cardinals - +18
19. Los Angeles Angels - +18.5
20. Minnesota Twins - +19
21. Milwaukee Brewers - +19.5
22. Colorado Rockies - +21
23. New York Yankees - +22
24. Chicago Cubs - +23
25. Boston Red Sox - 24.5
26. Arizona Diamondbacks - 27.5
27. Cleveland Indians - +29
28. Washington Nationals - +31
29. Houston Astros - +32
30. Los Angeles Dodgers - +40
