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Bluejaysfan65 · 07-02-2019, 12:13 AM

Blue Jays Sign Craig Kimbrel

The Toronto Blue Jays have made their first signing of the 2019-2020 offseason, inking reliever Craig Kimbrel to a one year, $6.8M contract. The 31 year old Kimbrel did not appear in the MLB last season after declining his qualifying offer and was unable to find a suitable deal. The well-accoladed former Red Sox closer will take a pay cut as he looks to get his career back on track.

Kimbrel pitched to a 2.74 ERA in 62.1 innings of work out of the back end of the 2018 championship Red Sox team, racking up 42 saves to go along with a 0.99 WHIP.

This looks to be a good signing for the Blue Jays, who saw their bullpen struggle throughout the majority of the 2019 season. Should Kimbrel return to his previous all star form, there is high potential for the Blue Jays to flip him for some prospect at the trade deadline given that they are not contending at the time.

07-02-2019, 12:13 AM	#103
Bluejaysfan65 MVP OVR: 44 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Blog Entries: 137	Re: Canada's Team \| Toronto Blue Jays (MLB The Show) Blue Jays Sign Craig Kimbrel The Toronto Blue Jays have made their first signing of the 2019-2020 offseason, inking reliever Craig Kimbrel to a one year, $6.8M contract. The 31 year old Kimbrel did not appear in the MLB last season after declining his qualifying offer and was unable to find a suitable deal. The well-accoladed former Red Sox closer will take a pay cut as he looks to get his career back on track. Kimbrel pitched to a 2.74 ERA in 62.1 innings of work out of the back end of the 2018 championship Red Sox team, racking up 42 saves to go along with a 0.99 WHIP. This looks to be a good signing for the Blue Jays, who saw their bullpen struggle throughout the majority of the 2019 season. Should Kimbrel return to his previous all star form, there is high potential for the Blue Jays to flip him for some prospect at the trade deadline given that they are not contending at the time. __________________ A New Era \| Toronto Blue Jays (MLB The Show) The Time Is Now \| Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL 20) We The North \| Toronto Raptors (NBA 2K20)