Thairo Estrada’s $7 million mutual option for 2026 was declined Monday by the Colorado Rockies, triggering a $750,000 buyout to the second baseman, who would be arbitration eligible if the team tenders him a contract.
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Estrada agreed in January to a deal that called for a $3.25 million salary in 2025 and guaranteed $4 million.
A 29-year-old veteran of parts of seven major league seasons, Estrada hit .253 with three homers and 21 RBIs in 39 games.
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He didn’t make his season debut until May 30 after his right wrist was fractured when he was hit by a 97.1 mph pitch from Texas’ Kumar Rocker on March 20. He was sidelined between July 7 and 25 by a strained right thumb and his season ended Aug. 5 when he strained his right hamstring while running out a double-play grounder against Toronto.
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