A decision on JD is not made in isolation. Jays are paying Martin and Tulo for a while yet, sign JD long term for $30M a year and one of Stro or Sanchez may no longer be affordable. There are numerous considerations / influences on the JD decision, what kind of offers they get from other teams, and yes, that a guy named Vladdy may be ML ready in late 2018, for $500,000 a year.