Tyler Rogers will earn $12 million from the Blue Jays in 2027, per Spotrac. After the season he just had, that looks like a bargain.

The 35-year-old turns 36 in December. Age hasn't slowed him down yet.

He posted a 1.77 ERA across 74 appearances in his first season in Toronto. He did it with soft contact, not strikeouts.

Rogers fanned just 40 batters in 71 innings. But he ranked in the top 1% in MLB in opponents' average exit velocity and hard-hit rate.

The Jays landed him last December on a three-year, $37 million deal with a fourth-year vesting option, as first reported by Ken Rosenthal and confirmed by ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Passan called him "one of the most consistent relievers in MLB." The career numbers back that up, with a 2.62 ERA over 494 games.

Tyler Rogers' soft-contact profile should age better than most

Is that much money too much for a 36-year-old reliever? Not for this one.

Relievers who live on velocity tend to fade fast. Rogers has never been that guy, and a pitcher who wins with movement and weak contact has a better shot at aging gracefully.

He's the crafty card player who never seems to hold the best hand and still wins the pot.

He's also part of the bullpen's core. Alongside Louis Varland and Mason Fluharty, he helped make the relief corps the strength of a last-place team.

That raises a trade question. SI's Adam Steinmetz floated Rogers or Fluharty as a possible chip for Dodgers outfield prospect James Tibbs III.

His twin brother, Taylor, has also said he'd like to join him in Toronto if he leaves the Twins.

The road here was winding. He spent six and a half seasons with the Giants before a 2025 deadline trade to the Mets, then landed in Toronto.

If Ross Atkins trades Varland, Rogers becomes even more important. Either way, that salary for one of the most reliable arms in baseball is money well spent.