Guys - It's a 5th Starter.

Article Written by Adam Corsair (@ACorsair21)

In case you haven't heard by now (which, how could you not?) the Toronto Blue Jays have solidified their rotation by signing veteran lefty Jaime Garcia (don't spell it "Jamie"). To boot -

#BlueJays signed Jaime Garcia per team. One year, $8 million. Club option for 2019

-Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) February 15, 2018

Garcia spent the vast majority of his Major League career with the St. Louis Cardinals, becoming a regular in 2010 before being traded to the Atlanta Braves in December of 2016. He played half the season with the Braves last year before being traded to the Twins in July, and finished the season with the Yankees after being traded by the Twins after starting just one game at 6 innings.

The signing provides the Jays a very low risk/high reward scenario that doesn't present them with a stranglehold in terms of limiting or eradicating their financial flexibility should an area of need or injury pop up (backup catcher, anyone?). It's not a signing that's going to turn heads and entice people into thinking that the Jays are exponentially better than they were two days ago. But very rarely does the signing of a player that will pitch in the back-end of any rotation lead to such a conclusion.

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This article was originally posted on South of the 6ix on February 16, 2018 5:18 pm