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As the offseason gets underway, the first order of business for most teams is decide on player options before free agency opens. As option decisions come in throughout the next few days, we'll keep track of them here:
2017 MLB Options Tracker
| Decision | Team | Player | Option Type | Option Value | Buyout Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decision | Team | Player | Option Type | Option Value | Buyout Value |
| Exercised | ARZ | Daniel Descalso | Club | $2 million | $150k |
| Declined | ATL | R.A. Dickey | Club | $8 million | $500k |
| Exercised | ATL | Tyler Flowers | Club | $4 million | $300k |
| Declined | BAL | Welington Castillo | Player | $7 million | N/A |
| Declined | BAL | J.J. Hardy | Club | $14 million | $2 million |
| Declined | BAL | Wade Miley | Club | $12 million | $500k |
| Exercised | BOS | Craig Kimbrel | Club | $13 million | $1 million |
| Exercised | BOS | Chris Sale | Club | $12.5 million | $1 million |
| Declined | CWS | Geovany Soto | Club | $3.5 million | $250k |
| Exercised | CLE | Michael Brantley | Club | $11 million | $1 million |
| Declined | CLE | Boone Logan | Club | $7 million | $1 million |
| Exercised | CLE | Josh Tomlin | Club | $3 million | $750k |
| Declined | COL | Alexi Amarista | Club | $2.5 million | $150k |
| Declined | COL | Greg Holland | Player | $15 million | N/A |
| Vested | DET | Ian Kinsler | Vesting | $11 million | N/A |
| Exercised | HOU | Jose Altuve | Club | $6 million | N/A |
| Exercised | HOU | Marwin Gonzalez | Club | $5.125 million | N/A |
| Opted In | KC | Ian Kennedy | Player Opt-Out | 3 years, $49 million | N/A |
| Declined | KC | Mike Minor | Mutual | $10 million | $1.25 million |
| Declined | LAA | Ricky Nolasco | Club | $13 million | $1 million |
| Declined | LAA | Huston Street | Club | $10 million | $1 million |
| Declined | LAD | Andre Ethier | Club | $17.5 million | $2.5 million |
| Exercised | LAD | Logan Forsythe | Club | $8.5 million | $1 million |
| Opted In | MIA | Wei-Yin Chen | Player Opt-Out | 3 years, $52 million | N/A |
| Declined | MIA | Ichiro | Club | $2 million | N/A |
| Declined | MIN | Glen Perkins | Club | $6.5 million | $700k |
| Exercised | NYM | Jerry Blevins | Club | $7 million | $1 million |
| Exercised | NYM | Asdrubal Cabrera | Club | $8.5 million | $2 million |
| Opted In | NYY | Masahiro Tanaka | Player Opt-Out | 3 years, $67 million | N/A |
| Exercised | OAK | Jed Lowrie | Club | $6 million | $1 million |
| Declined | PIT | Wade LeBlanc | Club | $14.75 million | $1 million |
| Exercised | PIT | Andrew McCutchen | Club | $14.75 million | $1 million |
| Declined | PIT | Chris Stewart | Club | $1.5 million | $250k |
| Exercised | SF | Madison Bumgarner | Club | $12 million | $1.5 million |
| Opted In | SF | Johnny Cueto | Player Opt-Out | 4 years, $84 million | N/A |
| Exercised | SF | Matt Moore | Club | $9 million | $1 million |
| Exercised | SF | Pablo Sandoval | Club | ML minimum | N/A |
| Declined | SEA | Yovani Gallardo | Club | $13 million | $2 million |
| Declined | SEA | Hisashi Iwakuma | Club | $10 million | $1 million |
| Exercised | TB | Nathan Eovaldi | Club | $2 million | N/A |
| Declined | TEX | Tony Barnette | Club | $4 million | $250k |
| Declined | TEX | Mike Napoli | Club | $11 million | $2.5 million |
| Exercised | TEX | Martin Perez | Club | $6 million | $2.45 million |
| Declined | TOR | Jose Bautista | Mutual | $17 million | $500k |
| Vested | WSH | Gio Gonzalez | Vesting | $12 million | N/A |
| Declined | WSH | Adam Lind | Mutual | $5 million | $500k |
| Exercised | WSH | Matt Wieters | Player | $11 million | N/A |