Blue Jays Add Kirby Yates On One-Year Deal rotoballer.com Tue 1/19/21 9:59 PM

The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a one-year, $5.5 million deal with right-hander Kirby Yates on Tuesday, according to a source. The deal includes $4.5 million in performance bonuses for appearances and awards. The Blue Jays also added right-hander Tyler Chatwood on a one-year deal on Monday, and he's expected to work out of the bullpen. Yates was elite in 2019 with the Padres, posting a 1.19 ERA with 41 saves while striking out 15 hitters per nine innings. But he underwent surgery to remove bone ...