Blue Jays suggested to sign 10-year veteran to fix pitching issues that have been caused by injuries
This would be a solid addition for Toronto.
Blue Jays suggested to sign 10-year veteran to fix pitching issues that have been caused by injuries originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . When the Toronto Blue Jays are fully healthy, if we ever see them get to that point, there's a lot of reason to believe that they can be one of the better teams in the American League once again.
After winning the American League pennant a year ago, the Blue Jays have to feel very confident about being one of the better teams in the league if everything goes according to plan, injury-wise. Unfortunately, it looks like that isn't going to happen anytime soon, so there is no other choice but to go out and add players who can come in and make an immediate impact. There are a few options out there for the Blue Jays still on the free agency market after either not being picked up in the offseason or opting out of deals.
One of the latest to do so was Andrew Chafin, a left-hander who has been around the league for quite some time. “While there have been some serious bright spots in guys like Louis Varland, Tyler Rogers and Braydon Fisher, all three are right-handed and have been the only reliable relievers Toronto has. Lefties the team hoped would take the next step like Mason Fluharty and Eric Lauer have not done it and left this team very righty-heavy.
“As things appear to be headed down a nasty road for the left-handed depth for this unit, a veteran like Chafin -- who opted out of his minor league deal with the Cincinnati Reds on Monday and has been effective for a long time in the big leagues -- could be the perfect addition to jumpstart things,” Michael Brauner of SI wrote . Chafin is far from one of those guys who is going to wow anybody, but there's a reason he's been in the league and on multiple contending teams since 2015. He's someone who can come in and get outs at a very high level, evident by his 10-plus years of service.