Blue Jays Extend Justin Smoak

The Blue Jays have announced that they’ve signed first baseman Justin Smoak to a two-year extension for $4.125MM per season, with a $6MM option or a $250K buyout for 2019. SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo tweets that the deal contains escalators based on plate appearance thresholds, potentially increasing the value of the option to...

By Charlie Wilmoth