Russell Martin is signing a five-year deal with the Blue Jays, sources have confirmed.Martin will get $82 million over five years, according to sources, as FOXSports.com first reported.Martin's deal will not include a no-trade clause, per Toronto team policy. No one on the Jays has a no-trade clause.Peter Gammons of MLB Network first suggested Toronto. 
Brian McCann signed a five-year, $85 million contract with the Yankees last offseason. So Martin's deal is in line with that.Toronto swooped in and swiped Martin from the Cubs, Dodgers and incumbent Pirates. Chicago, which has flexiibility and a need to improve its on-base percentage, looked like a favorite for days.The Jays already had Dioner Navarro so they seemed like something of a long shot for Martin, who hit .290 last season with an eye-popping .402 on-base percentage in a career campaign.The Jays have had trouble luring free agents in recent years due to the tax difference between Canada and the United States, but they really seemed to step out here. Martin is from Montreal, which is an extra attraction.Jon Heyman/CBS Sports
Brian McCann signed a five-year, $85 million contract with the Yankees last offseason. So Martin's deal is in line with that.Toronto swooped in and swiped Martin from the Cubs, Dodgers and incumbent Pirates. Chicago, which has flexiibility and a need to improve its on-base percentage, looked like a favorite for days.The Jays already had Dioner Navarro so they seemed like something of a long shot for Martin, who hit .290 last season with an eye-popping .402 on-base percentage in a career campaign.The Jays have had trouble luring free agents in recent years due to the tax difference between Canada and the United States, but they really seemed to step out here. Martin is from Montreal, which is an extra attraction.Jon Heyman/CBS Sports
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