Blue Jays add to bullpen, agree to two-year, $11M deal with Yimi Garcia

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The Blue Jays added some bullpen depth by agreeing to a multi-year contract with right-hander Yimi Garcia. ShiDavidi has more on Toronto's first significant signing of the off-season.

are in agreement on an $11-million, two-year deal that includes a club option and is pending a physical, according to an industry source.

The deal, which is expected to be finalized in the next few days, includes a $1 million signing bonus and salaries of $4 million in 2022 and $5 million in 2023. A 2024 option vests at $6 million with either 110 games combined in the first two years or 60 innings or games in ‘23, otherwise it’s a $5 million club option with a $1 million buyout.

Garcia’s fastball, with a 95th percentile spin rate, averaged 96 m.p.h. last year and generated a 26.8 whiff rate. A slider that was missed 27.9 per cent of the time is his primary secondary pitch, though he also has a curveball and seldom-used changeup, too. The Blue Jays attempted to sign the San Francisco Giants free agent last off-season, but he turned down a multiyear deal and accepted an $18.9 million qualifying offer to remain with the Bay Area club.

 

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