The Toronto Blue Jays will have a budget of at least $140 million to start the 2016 season, reports TSN Senior Correspondent Rick Westhead.

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According to sportrac, the Jays' total payroll was a little over $138 million in 2015, good enough for 10th in the league. As of now, Toronto has $85.7 million locked into players with contracts for next season, leaving approximately $54.3 million left to spend.

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Pitchers David Price and Marco Estrada, who was Jays most consistent starter all season long, are free agents and will ask for considerable cash this offseason. The Jays extended a $15.8 million qualifying offer to Estrada earlier this month.

Backup catcher Dioner Navarro and relief pitcher Mark Lowe are other notable free agents while Josh Donaldson, Ben Revere and Justin Smoak are arbitration eligible.