The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly made qualifying offers to free agents Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion.
The offers are one-year deals worth $17.2 million US and ensure the Jays draft pick compensation should either player sign elsewhere. Bautista and Encarnacion have until Nov. 14 to accept the offers, though both are expected to decline.
The Jays did not make a qualifying offer to Canadian outfielder Michael Saunders.
#BlueJays extend qualifying offers to Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. No offer for Michael Saunders.
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Encarnacion's agent, Paul Kinzer, told TSN his client could command a deal worth $125 million US over five years.
Encarnacion, 33, hit .263 with 42 home runs and 127 RBI this season, the last of a three-year, $27 million deal he signed in 2012.
Bautista, 36, earned $14 million in 2016, the final season of his five-year, $65 million deal he signed in 2011. Bautista, who was on the disabled list twice this past season, played just 116 games, batting .234 with 22 homers and 69 RBI.
Jays make qualifying offers to Bautista, Encarnacion: report
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