The Toronto Blue Jays will have a budget of at least $140 million to start the 2016 season, reports TSN Senior Correspondent Rick Westhead.

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According to sportrac, the Jays' total payroll was a little over $138 million in 2015, good enough for 10th in the league. As of now, Toronto has $85.7 million locked into players with contracts for next season, leaving approximately $54.3 million left to spend.

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Pitchers David Price and Marco Estrada, who was Jays most consistent starter all season long, are free agents and will ask for considerable cash this offseason. The Jays extended a $15.8 million qualifying offer to Estrada earlier this month.

Backup catcher Dioner Navarro and relief pitcher Mark Lowe are other notable free agents while Josh Donaldson, Ben Revere and Justin Smoak are arbitration eligible.  

 

Blue Jays Postseason Roster - Pitchers

 
Player Pos Age '16 Contract ERA Ks W-L
David Price SP 30 FA 2.3 87 18-5
Marcus Stroman SP 24 Pre-Arb. 1.67 18 4-0
Marco Estrada SP 32 FA 3.13 131 13-8
R.A. Dickey SP 40 $12M 3.91 126 11-11
Roberto Osuna RP 20 Pre-Arb. 2.58 75 1-6
Brett Cecil RP 29 Arb. 2.48 70 5-5
Aaron Sanchez RP 23 Pre-Arb. 3.22 61 7-6
Mark Lowe RP 32 FA 3.79 14 1-3
LaTroy Hawkins* RP 42 Retired 2.76 14 3-1
Liam Hendriks RP 26 Arb. 2.92 71 0-5
Aaron Loup RP 27 Arb. 4.46 46 2-5
 

 

Blue Jays Postseason Roster - Positional Players

 
Player Pos Age '16 Contract Avg. HR RBI
Russell Martin C 32 S (2019) 0.24 23 77
Dioner Navarro C 31 FA 0.246 5 20
Edwin Encarnacion 1B/DH 32 $10M 0.277 39 111
Justin Smoak 1B 28 Arb. 0.226 18 59
Chris Colabello 1B 31 Pre-Arb. 0.321 15 54
Ryan Goins 2B 27 Pre-Arb. 0.25 5 45
Troy Tulowitzki SS 30 S (2021) 0.239 5 17
Josh Donaldson 3B 29 Arb. 0.297 41 123
Cliff Pennington SS 31 FA 0.16 2 11
Jose Bautista RF 34 $14M 0.25 40 114
Kevin Pillar CF 26 Pre-Arb. 0.278 12 56
Ben Revere LF 27 Arb. 0.319 1 19
Dalton Pompey OF 22 Pre-Arb. 0.223 2 6
Ezequiel Carrera OF 28 Team Control 0.273 3 26