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Blue Jays 'extremely unlikely' to get out of $48M contract for injured star pitcher
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The Toronto Blue Jays are going to have to make some offseason moves to shake up this roster, as the 2026 season has been a major disappointment compared to their incredible 2025 season.
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One of the more interesting areas to monitor will be the team's starting rotation. Jose Soriano, Dylan Cease , and Trey Yesavage are core members of the rotation, but they need much better No. 4 and No. 5 options than they've had this year.
Somewhat unfortunately for the Blue Jays, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand is reporting that it's "extremely unlikely" the Blue Jays will have an extra $48 million to work with, as Jose Berrios is expected not to opt out of his current contract this offseason.
Jose Berrios 'extremely unlikely' to opt out of $48M deal
"Berrios underwent Tommy John surgery in May and is likely to miss a big chunk of the 2027 season, making it extremely unlikely that he would opt out of the final two years of his deal," Feinsand writes.
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It would be a surprise if Berrios opted out of his current contract, as the 32-year-old veteran right-hander is on the injured list and will likely miss a large chunk of the 2027 MLB season.
He underwent Tommy John surgery earlier this year, and the $48 million remaining on his current seven-year, $131 million contract is not likely to be coming back into the Blue Jays' checkbook this winter.
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Toronto will have a star pitcher sitting on the injured list for much of the 2027 season, as Berrios is "extremely unlikely" to opt out of his current contract.
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This shouldn't be a surprise to any Blue Jays fan, as it would be truly stunning to see Berrios opt out of his deal and test the open market coming off such a major mid-season surgery.
If he were healthy and had a great season, he might still have avoided opting out of this contract, as $48 million over the next two years isn't bad money at all.
But since he's now going to be sidelined for some time, Blue Jays fans should expect Berrios to stick with the team and not opt out of his current deal, just as Feinsand highlighted.
