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Sportsnet wrote:Breaking news: ‪#BlueJays‬ sign Edwin Encarnacion to three-year, $27-million contract extension, with $10-million club option for the 2016.

Updated (h/t to Dagger):

Ken Rosenthal wrote:Source: Encarnacion deal with #BlueJays is $29M for 3 yrs, not $27M. Annual salaries of $8M, $9M and $10M, plus $2M buyout on $10M option.

The Fantasy has not ended! We can keep rocking this video!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdDJ1_ZUyLs[/youtube]

...and now that's stuck in my head for the rest of the workday. Thanks.

Always had a feeling Encarnacion would want to extend after seeing him here the last couple years. Seems like he's really comfortable here, and the contract is more than reasonable.

EncarnacciiiiIOOOOOOOOnnn

Looks like we aren't sellers.

Glad this is out of the way and he's staying. Gotta keep the Latin Quarter together...

RapsFanInVA wrote::clap:

Looks like we aren't sellers.

I don't think we are sellers, but I think that if they couldn't get a deal in place, AA might've felt forced to move him regardless of the season. IMO the deal's steep for 1 year of real production, but if he'd held out for real FA and finished the season strong, he'd have gotten more, so I'm content.

Depending on how things go between now and deadline I could see KJ sold off still. IMO that, like EE's extension, depends far more on their contract demands than the actual productivity of the ballclub.

Other than those two, there aren't really things to sell off other than some crappy 'pen arms.

edit: BTW, I mean by the end of Aug, not the non-waiver. I never understand how or why, but I pretty much assume deals for almost any player can happen until then.

Now that I think about it, wonder if this just drives up his value in potential trade talks now that he's signed to a contract rather than be treated as a rental. Either way...ENCARNACIONNNNNNN

Good for Edwin, and at an affordable price for 3-4 years. Hopefully he can continue to be a productive run producer as he has been this year.

solid deal if for nothing other than the clubhouse

Pleasantly surprised that this actually got done. Rogers dusting off those stacks of fives.

Solid deal. It's risky to hand out this much cash based on half a year of production, but at least it's only for three years guaranteed as opposed to five. Also, EE has a track record of hitting around .800 OPS, which wouldn't be worth the contract, but is still a decent contribution for the amount. If he continues to post a .900+ OPS, it's a great deal.

I'm glad for Edwin! He's really put in the work to become the player he is today, and was smart enough when he saw what Jose was doing, to become his shadow. I like this signing. If he has a similar second half, he's pushing 15mill/per on the open market.

Awesome news, EE is a keeper.

yay i'm happy. amazing rebirth for eddie. a year ago everyone including myself were nearly through with him. all those brutal errors. but since he's become a very scary bat in the middle of the order and one of my favourite jays. also helps that he hasn't been abominable at first base when needed. this signing pretty much guarantees a serious attempt at playoff contention next season too, so at least we have that to look forward to now.

he was also at african lion safari yesterday if that means anything lol
http://yfrog.com/oe71353428j

Woohoo, I was really worried a team would throw 12 mil a year at him and we would let him walk. Not a bad contract at all for somebody that could hit a .950 OPS with 40 homers this year.

The biggest question mark is whether he can repeat this performance next season. Other than a small doubt i think this is a fair value signing, he might have gotten more on the open market.

Good deal for EE. I'm liking this deal going forward. Keeps some protection for Bautista in the lineup.

Al_Oliver wrote:Glad this is out of the way and he's staying. Gotta keep the Latin Quarter together...

Great player. Great chemistry. Love having EE on board.