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Indians, Blue Jays react to Encarnacion deal

Rick Osentoski / USA TODAY Sports

Well, if you can't beat them.

As the dust settled, the Cleveland Indians, who knocked the Toronto Blue Jays out of the 2016 postseason, pulled off quite the coup by signing Edwin Encarnacion to a three-year, $60-million contract.

Related: Indians reportedly agree to 3-year, $60M deal with Encarnacion

Players from both teams immediately took to Twitter, expressing their polar-opposite reactions to Encarnacion joining the Indians.

Marcus Stroman was the first Blue Jays player to bid farewell to Encarnacion:

Meanwhile, Indians players were having a grand time:

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