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OAKLAND, Calif. -- First baseman Justin Smoak has agreed to an $8.5 million, two-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays covering 2017-18.Smoak is making $3.9 million this year and was eligible to become a free after this season. The 29-year-old will earn $4,125,000 annually in 2017 and 18, and Toronto has a $6 million option for 2019 with a $250,000 buyout.The option price would escalate to $7 million if Smoak has 950 plate appearances in 2017-18 combined, $7.5 million if he has 1,000 and $8 million if he has 1,100.We love Toronto, me and my family, and we wanted to stay here as long as we can, Smoak said after the agreement was announced Saturday. So we just wanted to get something done.Smoak is in his seventh season in the majors with his third team. He was the 11th overall selection in the first round of the 2008 draft by the Texas Rangers.He batting .234 with nine home runs and 23 runs batted in this season. In seven major league seasons, hes had a .225 batting average with 101 home runs, 316 RBI and a .310 on-base percentage.Smoak, by his own admission, says he hasnt lived up to the expectations of his elite pre-draft status.No, not even close, Smoak said Saturday before the game against Oakland. I know I can be a better player. Its all about staying consistent. Thats what you strive for every day and thats the goal to keep working on ... to be a more consistent player.Smoak, an everyday player with the Seattle Mariners for four seasons, has accepted being a role player with the Blue Jays.I know what it takes to play every day for a full season, and I also know what it takes to be a guy off the bench and be ready to help this team out, Smoak said. I want to play every day, thats always the goal. But if thats not the case, thats not the case.Whatever it takes to help this team win ballgames.Bruce Smith Youth Jersey .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. Bruce Smith Womens Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. http://www.authenticbillsfanaticfootball.com/authentic-tre-davious-white-bills-jersey/ .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Josh Allen Jersey . There are some early surprises in the race for the Hart Trophy, but two of the contenders are the leagues biggest stars over the past decade. There are many more players in contention for the awards than just the three that Ive named, and a good or bad week can easily alter the landscape, but through the first 20 or so games of the NHL season, this is how the awards races look to me. Frank Gore Bills Jersey . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start.Roman Reigns, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens and Braun Strowman will wrestle for Team Raw at WWE Survivor Series - but who will be the final entrant?Seth Rollins seems a strong candidate, having come within a whisker of winning the Unviersal Championship from Kevin Owens inside Hell in a Cell on October 30.But the Raw roster is stacked with options, giving the red brands bosses, Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and General Manager Mick Foley, a tough choice. One spot needs filling on Raws Survivor Series team Watch the video above to check out some likely - and unlikely - candidates to fill out Team Raw, a squad which will tackle a talented Smackdown quintet on November 20.Blue-brand chief Daniel Bryan has sel |
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