Blue Jays Hope To Re-Sign Scutaro, Barajas

The Blue Jays would like to re-sign shortstop Marco Scutaro and catcher Rod Barajas, GM Alex Anthopoulos told Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun.  Anthopoulos also said he will not learn his budget until later this month.  Our recent Offseason Outlook suggests the Blue Jays will only have $10MM to spend unless payroll is increased. Scutaro, 34 later this month, hit .282/.379/.409 in 680 plate appearances this year.  His defense was average this year and above average last year, based on UZR/150.  Coming off a career year, Scutaro figures to ask for at least $6MM annually.  He's a projected Type A free agent, so the Jays will miss out on the chance to add two draft picks if they re-sign him. Barajas, 34, hit .226/.258/.403 in a career-high 460 PAs this year.  Among those with 400 PAs, Barajas' OBP was the worst in baseball.  He had a pretty strong season defensively, though not quite on par with his arbitration-eligible teammate Raul Chavez.  MLB.com's Jordan Bast...