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The Blue Jays reportedly sign Yimi García to a two-year deal
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Ryley Delaney
Dec 10, 2024, 16:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 10, 2024, 15:58 EST
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The Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly signed their first free agent this season.
According to Ari Alexander, the Blue Jays have re-signed Yimi García to a two-year, $15 million deal.
This isn’t García’s first stint with the Blue Jays, as he signed with the team before the 2022 season. That season, he had a 3.10 ERA and a 3.47 FIP in 61 innings pitched, with a career-best 22 holds. In 2023, he finished with a 4.09 ERA and a 3.39 FIP in 66 innings pitched, with a 28 K% and a 5.3 BB%.
Thanks to a vesting option, García automatically had his contract extended an extra season, where he had a 2.70 ERA and a 2.67 FIP in 30 innings pitched, with a career-best 36.5 K% and a 7 BB%.
The Blue Jays had a ton of injuries and regression, as Jordan Romano and Erik Swanson spent time on the Injured List, while Tim Mayza struggled mightily. García became the Blue Jays close, picking up five saves in six opportunities, along with 10 holds.
His strong play and the Blue Jays’ not-so-strong play led to them selling at the trade deadline, where they traded García to the Seattle Mariners in the first of many moves leading up to the deadline. In return, the Blue Jays received prospects Jonatan Clase and Jacob Sharp.
After the trade, García pitched nine innings with the Mariners, where he had a 6 ERA and a 7.28 FIP, with an 18.4 K% and a 10.5 BB%. His season was derailed due to injury as the Mariners missed the postseason.
As for Clase and Sharp, the former played seven games at the end of the season for the Jays, where he slashed .350/.435/.550 with his first career home run. Sharp played for the High-A Vancouver Canadians, where he slashed .226/.316/.381 with three home runs in 96 plate appearances after the trade.
The projected Blue Jays bullpen now consists of Chad Green, Erik Swanson, Ryan Burr, and Brendon Little, while Zach Pop, Hagen Danner, and Tommy Nance sit on the bubble. There are five other relievers on the 40-man roster as well, Nick Robertson, Brandon Eisert, Brett de Geus, Easton Lucas, and Michael Petersen.
As you can imagine, the Jays will make more moves for the bullpen in the coming weeks. Good piece of business to start though.
As always, you can follow me on Bluesky @ryleydelaney.bsky.social.

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