Decision Team Player Value of Option Type of Option Buyout
DECLINED Baltimore Orioles Nick Markakis $17.5M Team $2M
DECLINED Baltimore Orioles Nick Hundley $5M Team  
EXERCISED Baltimore Orioles Wei-Yin Chen $4.75M Team $372K
EXERCISED Baltimore Orioles Darren O'Day $4.25M Team $400K
DECLINED Boston Red Sox Craig Breslow $4M Team $100K
DECLINED Chicago Cubs Kyuji Fujikawa $5.5M Team $500K
DECLINED Cincinnati Reds Jack Hannahan $4M Team $2M
DECLINED Cincinnati Reds Ryan Ludwick $9M Team $4.5M
DECLINED Cincinnati Reds Johnny Cueto $10M Team $800K
EXERCISED Cleveland Indians Mike Aviles $3.5M Team $250K
EXERCISED Colorado Rockies LaTroy Hawkins $2.25M Team $250K
DECLINED Colorado Rockies Brett Anderson $12.5M Team $1.5M
DECLINED Chicago White Sox Felipe Paulino $4M Team $250K
EXERCISED Detroit Tigers Joakim Soria $7M Team $500K
DECLINED Houston Astros Matt Albers $3M Team $200K
DECLINED Kansas City Royals Billy Butler $12.5M Team $1M
EXERCISED Los Angeles Angels Huston Street $7M Team  
DECLINED Los Angeles Angels Sean Burnett $4.5M Team $500K
EXERCISED Los Angeles Dodgers Brian Wilson $9.5M Player  
EXERCISED Los Angeles Dodgers Dan Haren $10M Player  
DECLINED Los Angeles Dodgers Chad Billingsley $14M Team $3M
EXERCISED Miami Marlins Jeff Mathis $2.5M Team  
EXERCISED Milwaukee Brewers Yovani Gallardo $13M Team $600K
DECLINED Milwaukee Brewers Rickie Weeks $12.5M Team  
  Milwaukee Brewers Aramis Ramirez $14M Mutual $4M
DECLINED Minnesota Twins Jared Burton $3.6M Team $200K
  New York Yankees Andrew Bailey N/A Team  
EXERCISED Oakland Athletics Nick Punto $2.75M Vesting $250K
DECLINED Philadelphia Phillies Mike Adams $6M Team  
  Philadelphia Phillies AJ Burnett $12.75M Player  
DECLINED San Diego Padres Josh Johnson $4M Team  
EXERCISED Seattle Mariners Hisashi Iwakuma $7M Vesting $1M
EXERCISED Tampa Bay Rays Ben Zobrist $7.5M Team $500K
EXERICSED Tampa Bay Rays Joel Peralta $2.5M Team  
DECLINED Texas Rangers Alex Rios $13.5M Team $1M
EXERCISED Toronto Blue Jays Adam Lind $7.5M Team $1M
DECLINED Toronto Blue Jays Dustin McGowan $4M Team $500K
DECLINED Toronto Blue Jays Brandon Morrow $10M Team $1M
DECLINED Toronto Blue Jays Sergio Santos $6M Team $750K
EXERCISED Toronto Blue Jays JA Happ $6.7M Team  
EXERCISED Washington Nationals Denard Span $9M Team $500K
DECLINED Washington Nationals Adam LaRoche $15M Team $2M
DECLINED Washington Nationals Rafael Soriano $14M Team  
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