World News – CA – Blue Jays officially sign Springer for a six-year contract worth $ 150 million

Jamie Campbell, Buck Martinez and Joe Siddall of Blue Jays Central discuss the impact George Springer will have on the young Blue Jays Plus if his arrival signals other players that Toronto is again a target for baseball is

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays signed and announced their six-year $ 150 million deal with star outfielder George Springer on Saturday This contract includes some of the frontloads of the largest financial commitment in franchise history

According to an industry source, the agreement kicks off with a $ 10 million signing bonus and $ 22 million salary this year, followed by an expense of $ 28 million in 2022, Springer’s salary will drop to $ 225 million in 2023 by signing the contract in 2026, a move that gives the Blue Jays flexibility as their young core begins to earn more through arbitration

The performance bonuses for jumpers include 150$ 000 if his name is MVP, 125000 USD if he finishes second, 100$ 000 if third and $ 75$ 000 for fourth place Each All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and World Series MVP selection is an additional 50Worth $ 000 and he has a no-trade clause for eight teams

The 31-year-old jumper settled on the Blue Jays Tuesday night, a bold blow for an aspiring team looking to move on to the next level.He will tie himself into midfield and provide proven offensive support to to support a young group led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio, Lourdes Gurriel Jrand Teoscar Hernandez

The Blue Jays remain on the lookout for more talent, with additional pitching and an infielder as priorities

How the Blue Jays booked his signing bonus wasn’t immediately clear, but if it’s all on the 2021 payroll, they will now have tied up just under $ 107 million for 12 players

Budget for the pre-arbitration players of the club of approx 10 million USD, and the team sits at approx 117 million USD before further additions are made

The club’s limit for this year is unknown, but club president and CEO Mark Shapiro said back in October that “we’re going to run this off-season similar to the last off-season,” when the team added around $ 53 million the 2020 payroll (before the pandemic caused pro-ration)

So far this winter, they have $ 32 million for Springer (assuming the full $ 10 million bonus accrues this year), $ 8 million for Robbie Ray, $ 5 million for Kirby Yates (with the potential for another $ 4 million incentives) and $ 3 million for Tyler Chatwood (with the potential for another $ 2 million incentives)

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