Only through next season. He is vastly over performing. If you can get something for him, do it.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league/washington-nationals/Yunel Escobar 2b-ss
2 years/$13M (2015-16), plus 2017 club option
•2 years/$13M (2015-16), plus 2017 club option •signed extension with Tampa Bay 4/5/14
•15:$5M, 16:$7M, 17:$7M club option ($1M buyout)
Oh, because it is after 7/31, you can only trade JZ if he is put on revocable waivers and passes through both leagues or if you make a deal within a short window of time with the team that is awarded his claim. The likelihood of JZ passing through both leagues is near zero. About the only contender in the NL who would not put in a claim for him would be the Mets. He's a substantial upgrade for the bottom of any other contender's rotation. IF he get to the AL, every AL East contender other than the Rays will claim him. So you will be left to work a deal with just one club, max. A trade could happen, but it's not like there would be a bidding war among teams.
