Bieber exercises player option

[G-Snarls]

Wow!!!

[G-Snarls]

 

 

[bronson44]

Pretty wild!

[Jays24]

I am shocked he did this.  He will be a stud next year with more recovery time from Tommy john.  

Are the Jays also able to qualify him next year? I know we weren't able to do so this year. 

[BTS]

This is f***ing great news. I thought there was no chance. 

[G-Snarls]

Just now, BTS said:

This is f***ing great news. I thought there was no chance. 

100% same 

A dozen teams would happily give him 3-4 years 

[Rafters]

Opt in with an extension to follow?

[ValiantJaysFan]

Wow that’s amazing. Great sign that these guys wanna be here.

[glory]

Wow that’s amazing, and surprising. A 1/16 deal for someone with his upside is a no brainer. Great news.

[G-Snarls]

1 minute ago, ValiantJaysFan said:

Wow that’s amazing. Great sign that these guys wanna be here.

I think guys like Bieber, Scherzer and Springer showed the whole league how great it was playing in Toronto this year. 

[SeranthonySantander]

When you are already rich, why risk being unhappy over a few more million when he knows what it's like here.  Nice to see it's not always about money.

[G-Snarls]

3 minutes ago, Rafters said:

Opt in with an extension to follow?

Yeah they have months to try to work out an extension too. I suspect they'll make a real push for one. But even if they don't, his caliber for 1/16 and the ability to give him a QO next year is beyond great. 

[Jonn]

2 minutes ago, glory said:

Wow that’s amazing, and surprising. A 1/16 deal for someone with his upside is a no brainer. Great news.

Considering we got Max last off-season for $15,5 to be the 5th starter. It's crazy to get Shane Bieber for 500k more the next off-season.

[G-Snarls]

Bieber for 16 and Greene off the books is great financially 

[Pendleton]

Wow I was wrong, I thought a one year pillow deal (if he chose that route) would still easily exceed 20M 

[BTS]

Between this, Flaherty opting in, and the Cubs cutting Imanaga - signs of a soft FA market?

[L54]

Wow nobody could’ve predicted this 

Massive endorsement of the org from someone who was here for three months 

[Brownie19]

This is truly incredible news.  I have to think we're really doing something right in the clubhouse, facilities, leadership, coaching department for something like this to happen.  

What an amazing start to the offseason.

[bronson44]

The wife probably had a strong voice in this. The bonds with the WAGs and kids seemed really high.

[harvey16]

This is a hometown discount if I've ever seen one! He could of easily gotten a multi-year deal with a higher AAV on the open market had he opted out. This proves he really wants to stay here. Hopefully we can get a team friendly deal worked out with Bichette now! I suspect Bichette will not be so generous though, I'm thinking min 8yr/$250M for him to stay. 

[G-Snarls]

15 minutes ago, Jays24 said:

I am shocked he did this.  He will be a stud next year with more recovery time from Tommy john.  

Are the Jays also able to qualify him next year? I know we weren't able to do so this year. 

Yes they can qualify him next year because he'll have been with them all season and never qualified before. 

[Funky]

Great news.  Great price.  More money to add others.  

[glory]

12 minutes ago, Rafters said:

Opt in with an extension to follow?

Certainly makes the path to an extension a lot easier. 

Say what you want about how the season ended, it was heartbreaking, but I think the impact it had on the organization (at least short term) is going to be nothing but positive if this is any indication. As long as Bieber is healthy, there was no reason for him to take this option from a financial standpoint. He clearly wanted to stay. 

[SeranthonySantander]

8 minutes ago, harvey16 said:

This is a hometown discount if I've ever seen one! He could of easily gotten a multi-year deal with a higher AAV on the open market had he opted out. This proves he really wants to stay here. Hopefully we can get a team friendly deal worked out with Bichette now! I suspect Bichette will not be so generous though, I'm thinking min 8yr/$250M for him to stay. 

It's that Cleveland culture ingrained in him

[Jays24]

We really needed news like this.  Ive been trying to avoid Jays talk since Game 7 but stuff like this can slowly help me heal lol. 

[BuffaloJays]

Is there any reason to worry that he did this because he’s -not- fully healthy?

[SeranthonySantander]

6 minutes ago, BuffaloJays said:

Is there any reason to worry that he did this because he’s -not- fully healthy?

It doesn't matter, even if he was hurt, he would be allowed to take that option.

If he was hurt, he wouldn't make himself available game 7.  I think he has admitted he doesn't always have his best stuff from start to start as he's still not fully recovered.

There would have been no need for him to hide anything

[Eat My Shatkins]

He sure seemed to like it with the Jays, thought an extension might happen but no way did I think he'd take his option..

Awesome news. More payroll flexibility for a team that might be spending huge money anyways.

[Funky]

Considering he would’ve had a $4 million buyout, he would’ve only needed to make $12 million a year to match.  Dirt cheap

[Jonn]

10 minutes ago, BuffaloJays said:

Is there any reason to worry that he did this because he’s -not- fully healthy?

It is a possibility for sure.