Now that the baseball season is officially over, teams must start putting their ducks in a row to prepare for what’s certain to be a wild winter. The first order of business for many teams is to decide whether or not to pick up the contract options they have on selected players for next season.
2014 MLB contract options: Team-by-team breakdown
An up-to-date rundown of which players are staying put in 2014 and which will have to test their mettle on the open market.
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Several clubs have no-brainers when it comes to this; the Royals already exercised their $13.5 million option on James Shields, and the Red Sox aren't likely to be too far behind in bringing Jon Lester back into the fold for 2014 (and possibly beyond). On the flip side, the Giants and Mets are just as likely to pass on the expensive options of Barry Zito and Johan Santana.
Some squads have much tougher decisions to make, however, and may wait all the way until the Sunday deadline to make a final decision. Other than those of Derek Jeter and Wandy Rodriguez, all the options are of the club and mutual variety, so teams will have the final say in many cases.
For your viewing pleasure, here is a list of all the players with contract options for the 2014 season, listed in alphabetical order by team:
(Teams without contract options on players for 2014 have been omitted.)
Athletics
Brett Anderson - LHP - $8M option - EXERCISED
Coco Crisp - CF - $7.5M option - EXERCISED
Kurt Suzuki - C - $8.5M option - DECLINED
Chris Young - OF - $11M option - DECLINED
Blue Jays
Mark DeRosa - UT - $750K option - EXERCISED
Casey Janssen - RHP - $4M option - EXERCISED
Munenori Kawasaki - INF - $1M option - DECLINED
Adam Lind - 1B/DH - $7M option - EXERCISED
Braves
Reed Johnson - OF - $1.6M option; $150K buyout - DECLINED
Brewers
Norichika Aoki - OF - $1.5M option - EXERCISED
Cardinals
Jake Westbrook - RHP - $9.5M option; $1M buyout - DECLINED
Dodgers
Chris Capuano - LHP - $8M option; $1M buyout - DECLINED
Mark Ellis - 2B - $5.75M option; $1M buyout - DECLINED
Giants
Ryan Vogelsong - RHP - $6.5M option; $300K buyout - DECLINED
Barry Zito - LHP - $18M option; $7M buyout - DECLINED
Indians
Jason Kubel - OF - $7.5M option; $1M buyout - DECLINED
Ubaldo Jimenez - RHP - $8M option - VOIDED
Mariners
Franklin Gutierrez - OF - $7.5M option; $500K buyout - DECLINED
Joe Saunders - LHP - $8.3M option; $900K buyout - DECLINED
Marlins
Jacob Turner - RHP - $1M option EXERCISED
Mets
Johan Santana - LHP - $25M option; $5.5M buyout - DECLINED
Orioles
Alexi Casilla - INF - $3M option; $200K buyout (club) - DECLINED
Tsuyoshi Wada - LHP - $5M option - DECLINED
Pirates
Wandy Rodriguez - LHP - $13M option - EXERCISED
Rangers
Lance Berkman - DH/1B - $12M option; $1M buyout - DECLINED
Joe Nathan - RHP - $9M option; $750K buyout - DECLINED
Rays
David DeJesus - OF - $6.5M option; $1.5M buyout - NEW CONTRACT
Yunel Escobar - SS - $5M option - EXERCISED
Juan Carlos Oviedo - RHP - $2M option; $30K buyout - DECLINED
Ben Zobrist - UT - $7M option; $2.5M buyout - EXERCISED
Red Sox
Jon Lester - LHP - $13M option - EXERCISED
Matt Thornton - LHP - $6M option; $1M buyout (club) - DECLINED
Rockies
Matt Belisle - RHP - $4.25M option; $250K buyout (mutual) - EXERCISED
Royals
James Shields - RHP - $13.5M option; $1M buyout - EXERCISED
Tigers
Jose Veras - RHP - $3.25M option; $150K buyout - DECLINED
White Sox
Matt Lindstrom - RHP - $4M option - EXERCISED
Yankees
Derek Jeter - SS - $9.5M option - NEW CONTRACT
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