Carlos Beltran says that he never received a formal contract offer from the Blue Jays that past offseason. The Cardinals outfielder added that talks fizzled with a handful of American League clubs because they wanted him to be a designated hitter. The 35-year-old agreed to a two-year, $26 million deal with St. Louis. "The Blue Jays were interested, they never made an offer," Beltran said. "They were interested for me to go there but we didn't talk about term or years or money, or anything like that. There were other teams also; Cleveland was there, Tampa was there. San Francisco. I was willing to consider them but they never called. "It was a tough decision for me because at the end of the day I was thinking about an American League team, having the opportunity to DH once in a while, but at the same time, I felt healthy so I'm like, 'Man, I just want to play in the outfield, I don't feel like I'm a DH right now.' "So a lot of teams from the American League wanted me to DH for the most part and I wasn't willing to do that."