President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Ross Atkins
2016: made playoffs · 89–73. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Donaldson | 30 | FA-elig | 155 | 6.8 | 11.7 | +10.4 |
| Russell Martin | 33 | FA-elig | 137 | 3.7 | 15.0 | -3.1 |
| Edwin Encarnación | 33 | FA-elig | 160 | 3.6 | 10.0 | +1.6 |
| Aaron Sanchez | 23 | pre-arb | 30 | 3.4 | 0.5 | +10.6 |
| Marcus Stroman | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.2 | 0.5 | +9.9 |
| J.A. Happ | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.9 | 10.0 | -0.6 |
| Marco Estrada | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.7 | 11.5 | -2.8 |
| Devon Travis | 25 | pre-arb | 101 | 2.7 | 0.5 | +8.1 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | 31 | FA-elig | 131 | 2.3 | 20.0 | -12.4 |
| Michael Saunders | 29 | FA-elig | 140 | 2.3 | 2.9 | +4.5 |
| José Bautista | 35 | FA-elig | 116 | 2.0 | 14.0 | -7.5 |
| Kevin Pillar | 27 | arb | 146 | 1.8 | 0.5 | +5.3 |
| Roberto Osuna | 21 | pre-arb | 72 | 1.7 | 0.5 | +5.0 |
| Darwin Barney | 30 | FA-elig | 104 | 1.3 | 1.1 | +3.0 |
| Joe Biagini | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +3.0 |
| R.A. Dickey | 41 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.8 | 12.0 | -9.4 |
| Francisco Liriano↔ PIT | 32 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.6 | 4.1 | -2.0 |
| Joaquín Benoit↔ SEA | 38 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.6 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| Brett Cecil | 29 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.4 | 3.8 | -2.5 |
| Danny Barnes | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | 29 | arb | 110 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.4 |
| Gavin Floyd | 33 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
| Ryan Tepera | 28 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Jimmy Paredes↔ PHI | 27 | – | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Jason Grilli↔ ATL | 39 | FA-elig | 46 | 0.0 | 2.4 | -2.3 |
| Aaron Loup | 28 | arb | 21 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 |
| Scott Feldman↔ HOU | 33 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.0 | 2.8 | -2.8 |
| Pat Venditte↔ SEA | 31 | – | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Matt Dermody | 25 | – | 5 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Scott Diamond | 29 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Andy Burns | 25 | – | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Dalton Pompey | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Dustin Antolin | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Franklin Morales | 30 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.3 |
| Bo Schultz | 30 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Drew Hutchison↔ PIT | 25 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.1 |
| Jesse Chavez↔ LAD | 32 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -3.1 |
| Matt Dominguez | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Arnold Leon | 27 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Junior Lake | 26 | arb | 22 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Drew Storen↔ SEA | 28 | FA-elig | 38 | -0.2 | 5.6 | -6.4 |
| Chad Girodo | 25 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Dioner Navarro↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.4 |
| B.J. Upton↔ SDP | 31 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.3 | 5.9 | -6.8 |
| Josh Thole | 29 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.7 |
| Darrell Ceciliani | 26 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Justin Smoak | 29 | FA-elig | 126 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -5.3 |
| Chris Colabello | 32 | arb | 10 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
| Ryan Goins | 28 | arb | 77 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| J.A. Happ | 2.9 |
| Joe Biagini | 1.1 |
| Francisco Liriano | 0.6 |
| Joaquín Benoit | 0.6 |
| Danny Barnes | 0.4 |
| Gavin Floyd | 0.2 |
| Player | 2015 fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Price | 2.6 |
| Mark Buehrle | 2.0 |
| Liam Hendriks | 1.5 |
| Danny Valencia | 1.3 |
| José Reyes | 1.0 |
| Ben Revere | 0.7 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Tulowitzki | 31 | 9.033 | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Russell Martin | 33 | 9.150 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Bautista | 35 | 10.165 | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| R.A. Dickey | 41 | 11.007 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marco Estrada | 32 | 6.035 | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.A. Happ | 33 | 7.047 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Edwin Encarnación | 33 | 10.085 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| B.J. Upton | 31 | 9.126 | $5.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Francisco Liriano | 32 | 9.104 | $4.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joaquín Benoit | 38 | 15.040 | $3.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Smoak | 29 | 6.000 | $3.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Feldman | 33 | 9.091 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Grilli | 39 | 9.016 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Franklin Morales | 30 | 9.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gavin Floyd | 33 | 10.045 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Thole | 29 | 7.000 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dioner Navarro | 32 | 9.091 | $634k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Donaldson | 30 | 3.158 | $11.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Drew Storen | 28 | 5.140 | $5.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Cecil | 29 | 5.152 | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Saunders | 29 | 5.138 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jesse Chavez | 32 | 5.108 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darwin Barney | 30 | 4.085 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Aaron Loup | 28 | 3.083 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Drew Hutchison | 25 | 3.128 | $733k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezequiel Carrera | 29 | 2.039 | $522k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Colabello | 32 | 2.089 | $521k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kevin Pillar | 27 | 1.113 | $521k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Junior Lake | 26 | 1.142 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan Goins | 28 | 1.166 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Aaron Sanchez | 23 | 1.069 | $518k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Roberto Osuna | 21 | 1.000 | $516k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Marcus Stroman | 25 | 1.147 | $516k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bo Schultz | 30 | 0.146 | $513k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Tepera | 28 | 0.109 | $512k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Devon Travis | 25 | 1.000 | $511k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Arnold Leon | 27 | 0.073 | $510k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Biagini | 26 | 0.000 | $507k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Darrell Ceciliani | 26 | 0.127 | $139k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chad Girodo | 25 | 0.043 | $114k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Danny Barnes | 26 | 1.028 | $108k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andy Burns | 25 | 0.000 | $103k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Dermody | 25 | 0.000 | $86k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dalton Pompey | 23 | 0.088 | $86k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pat Venditte | 31 | 0.121 | $56k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jimmy Paredes | 27 | 2.059 | $30k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Dominguez | 26 | 2.062 | $28k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dustin Antolin | 26 | – | $6k | ||||||
| Scott Diamond | 29 | 1.161 | $6k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Blue Jays 2016; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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