2016 MLB Options Tracker

Here is the 2016 MLB Options Tracker, which shows which players will be remaining with their organizations for the 2016 season. 

Exercised Options (will be with team in 2016):

• The St. Louis Cardinals exercise Jaime Garcia's 2016 team option, worth $11 million. 
• The Toronto Blue Jays exercise R.A. Dickey's 2016 team option, worth $12 million. 
• The Toronto Blue Jays exercise Jose Bautista's 2016 team option, worth $14 million. 
• The Toronto Blue Jays exercise Edwin Encarnacion's 2016 team option, worth $10 million.
• The Boston Red Sox exercise Clay Buchholz's 2016 team option, worth $13 million. 
• The Arizona Diamomdbacks exercise Brad Ziegler's 2016 team option, worth $5.5 million.
• The Arizona Diamondbacks exercise Josh Collmenter's 2016 team option, worth $1.825 million. 
• The Milwaukee Brewers exercise Adam Lind's 2016 team option, worth $8 million. 
• Brendan Ryan exercises his 2016 player option with the New York Yankees, worth $1 million. 
• The San Diego Padres exercise Joaquin Benoit's 2016 team option, worth $7.5 million. 
• The Kansas City Royals exercise Alcides Escobar's 2016 team option, worth $5.25 million. 
• The Kansas City Royals exercise Wade Davis' 2016 team option, worth $8 million. 
• J.P. Howell exercises his 2016 player option with the Los Angeles Dodgers, worth $6.25 million. 

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Declined Options (will not be with team in 2016; free agent):

• The Chicago White Sox declined Alexei Ramirez's 2016 team option, paying him a $1 million buyout. 
• The Cincinnati Reds declined Skip Schumaker's 2016 team option, paying him a $250,000 buyout. 
• The Cincinnati Reds declined Burke Badenhop's 2016 mutual option, paying him a $1.5 million buyout. 
• The Cleveland Indians declined Ryan Raburn's 2016 team option, paying him a $100,000 buyout. 
• The Colorado Rockies declined Justin Morneau's 2016 mutual option, paying him a $750,000 buyout. 
• The Detroit Tigers declined Joe Nathan's 2016 team option, paying him a $1 million buyout. 
• The Houston Astros declined Chad Qualls' 2016 team option, paying him a $250,000 buyout. 
• Alex Gordon has declined his 2016 player option with the Kansas City Royals. 
• The Kansas City Royals declined Jeremy Guthrie's 2016 mutual option, paying him a $3.2 million buyout. 
• The Kansas City Royals declined Alex Rios' 2016 mutual option, paying him a $1.5 million buyout. 
• The Los Angeles Angels declined David Murphy's 2016 team option, paying him a $500,000 buyout. 
• The New York Yankees declined Andrew Bailey's 2016 team option. 
• The Philadelphia Phillies declined Cliff Lee's 2016 team option, paying him a $12.5 million buyout. 
• The San Diego Padres declined Clint Barmes' 2016 team option, paying him a $200,000 buyout.
• The San Diego Padres declined Cory Luebke's 2016 team option, paying him a $1.75 million buyout.
• The St. Louis Cardinals declined Jonathan Broxton's 2016 team option, paying him a $1 million buyout. 
• The Toronto Blue Jays declined Maicer Izturis' 2016 team option, paying him a $1 million buyout.
• The Washington Nationals declined Casey Janssen's 2016 team option, paying him a $1.5 million buyout. 
• The Washington Nationals declined Nate McLouth's 2016 team option, paying him a $750,000 buyout. ​
• The Kansas City Royals have declined Jonny Gomes' 2016 team option.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates have declined Radhames Liz's 2016 team option. 
• The San Francisco Giants have declined Nori Aoki's 2016 team option, paying him a $700,000 buyout.
• The San Francisco Giants have declined Marlon Byrd's 2016 team option.

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​--Devan Fink