It's probably cost him 1-2 years of guaranteed money. No one will give him 5 years now. Not a chance.
Our chances of keeping him on a Cespedes type deal have gone up if the Jays want to do that.
BA had Espinoza 15 on their mid 2016 season list
http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/midseason-top-100-prospects/#us5cD7j13HOqbZri.97
Pre-season video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNDI3YKo9XY
Atkins on the radio now saying he's "pretty comfortable with what we have right now" in advance of the trade deadline. Says they will still "look to make the team better if possible"
Blue Jays now have the most wins in the AL East
... Still not in first because the Orioles still have several games to make up, but we're only 1 game behind now
Woohoo!!