The Blue Jays agreed to sign 37-year-old right-hander Nelson Figueroa to a minor league contract, Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes tweets. The ACES client would earn $650K on the big league roster.
Figueroa started the 2011 season in Houston's rotation, but the Astros released him in August after he posted an 8.69 ERA with 5.3 K/9 and 5.0 BB/9 in 29 innings. He spent most of the season at Triple-A, where he posted a 6.05 ERA with 6.0 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 99 2/3 innings. The Pirates picked him up in August, only to grant him free agency after the season. This is clearly a depth move for the Blue Jays.
Does this count as an increase in payroll?
Go Figueroa
he’s now the only switch hitter on the jays roster.
Nelson has the distinction of being the only MLB player to ever graduate from Brandeis University (D3 – Waltham, MA).
Yay Figgy! Good for him. THis is a non-story but Nelson is a good guy. Although his spot starting days may be over
This might free up Joel Carreno for bull-pen duty on the 25-man roster. Currently, Carreno is slotted as 6th starter playing in AAA.
His name makes me want to sing opera…
The genius at work.
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