It turns out Shane Bieber wasn’t just a rental pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays after all.

The 30-year-old, whom the Jays acquired from the Cleveland Guardians at the trade deadline, was expected to have plenty of suitors lining up to give him a lucrative, long-term deal this offseason.

Any teams interested in the 2020 Cy Young Award winner will now have to wait at least one more season, as he shocked the baseball world on Tuesday by exercising his player option for the 2026 season , meaning he’ll return on a one-year, $16 million deal.

All of a sudden, the Jays, who were expected to be in the free-agent market for a strong starting pitcher, may not need to target a whole lot of starting pitching whatsoever.

With Bieber opting in, here’s a quick look at what the top four of their ro

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