Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista Won’t Waste His Time Negotiating A Contract

After a breakout 2010 season at the ripe age of 29, the Toronto Blue Jays signed José Bautista to a five-year, $65-million contract, with a team option for a sixth year.

“In my world, that doesn’t exist”, Bautista said.

After saying he will give Toronto no hometown discount as he looks to negotiate a new contract extension, Jose Bautista has named his price, and its staggering for a player who turns 36 in October.

“I’m not going to sit here and bargain for a couple of dollars”, he told reporters. “In my eyes, I’ve given this organization a five-year hometown discount already”, referring to the five-year contract he signed in 2011.

For the left-fielder, there’s no other approach to take, but good luck to the Blue Jays in convincing him that they really want him, and believe in him.

Bautista has recently battled injuries and has hit above.

Without knowing how much Bautista is asking for, we can assume it is dramatically more than the $14 million annually he has been getting. The question was asked what it would take, and I’ve given them an answer. I didn’t want to waste their time or their effort, so they can start planning ahead, and if it’s not going to happen, they have plenty of time to [respond]. “They either meet it, or it is what it is”.

It’s not yet known what the 35-year-old Bautista asked for.

When asked, it became quickly evident that Bautista has a strong sense of self-worth. They took a gamble, that was a big risk, Alex [Anthopoulos] took a lot of heat for that, and I just came through. 250 with 40 HR and 114 RBI through 153 games. He led the league in walks (110), finishing with.

Bautista said he has “nothing but praise” for what Shapiro and Atkins have done so far, even while his own future remains uncertain. Now he’s just focused on the upcoming season.

Despite recording a WAR value of 5.1 in 2015, Bautista’s defense actually cost the Blue Jays.

Outfielder Michael Saunders said he met with Atkins and manager John Gibbons to discuss reports a three-team trade fell through that would have sent Saunders to the Los Angeles Angels and All-Star right fielder Jay Bruce from Cincinnati to the Blue Jays, a deal that would have sent prospects to the Reds.

In recent years, free agency has shown to be a lucrative position for players to be in. At this point, there is nearly no such thing as an overpay for one of the best players to ever wear a Blue Jays jersey.

“I think I signed a very lucrative deal that I was compensated very fairly at the time for my production”, Bautista told ESPN.

“I did not go to them”.