Price isn't on the verge of signing anywhere, and his negotiations likely will spill into the Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn., from Dec. 7-10. While the runner-up for the AL Cy Young Award might not take the top offer on the table, it's a safe bet he'll sign for close to it. A major discount simply isn't going to happen.
Price could command upward of $30 million per season on a long-term deal, and there are some doubts Toronto would be willing to go quite that high. A more realistic scenario would see the Blue Jays target second-tier free agents, including Jordan Zimmermann, Jeff Samardzija, Mike Leake, Scott Kazmir and Johnny Cueto.