Jays Sign Kirby Yates

[jerb]

 

Scott Mitchell

@ScottyMitchTSN

 

Free agent reliever Kirby Yates is firmly on #BlueJays radar, per source.

Yates, who had surgery on right elbow in August to remove bone chips, is expected to be in Dunedin today and I’m told he’s not just “visiting.”

[Deadpool]

 

Scott Mitchell

@ScottyMitchTSN

 

Free agent reliever Kirby Yates is firmly on #BlueJays radar, per source.

Yates, who had surgery on right elbow in August to remove bone chips, is expected to be in Dunedin today and I’m told he’s not just “visiting.”

 

I could get behind that. No sense at even looking at his (admittedly disastrous) 2020 numbers, since, y'know, 4.1 innings does not a worthwhile sample size make.

[saskjayfan]

 

Scott Mitchell

@ScottyMitchTSN

 

Free agent reliever Kirby Yates is firmly on #BlueJays radar, per source.

Yates, who had surgery on right elbow in August to remove bone chips, is expected to be in Dunedin today and I’m told he’s not just “visiting.”

 

Could this be the first signing of the year of a guy I actually wanted! Get it done!

[Laika]

Yates would be Grate.

 

The pen would be essentially done:

 

Romano

Merryweather

Yates

Dolis

Chatwood

Borucki

Stripling?

Mayza/Hatch/Kay/Gooch/Cole/Thornton/Murphy/SRF/Perez

[jerb]

 

Jon Heyman

@JonHeyman

 

Kirby Yates is close to a Blue Jays deal

[Laika]

2021-01-19

 

Yates day

[L54]

Giggity

[BTS]

[z3r0s]

cool. BP needed a bump. Hopefully the deal is a good one. At 33-34 I can't see it being a disasterous term or anything.

[G-Snarls]

Like it

[G-Snarls]

I'll move the messages from the roster thread over here

[BTS]

Yeah, I'm pretty excited about this. Yates was never right physically last year, but if he's healthy he can be the best reliever in baseball.

[G-Snarls]

Ken throwing some cold water on it

 

[The Iceman]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

[BTS]

Ken throwing some cold water on it

 

 

sonofabitch

[glory]

The Jays having an open closer role is going to be appealing for established relievers coming off injury or down seasons. Yates would be a great add if he's healthy.

[Pendleton]

" Following a strong first season in San Diego in 2017, Yates added a splitter to his arsenal and saw his career take off; in 2018-19, Yates led all qualified relievers with a 1.67 ERA and ranked third with a 2.14 SIERA over the life of 123 2/3 innings. Along the way, he struck out a whopping 38.7 percent of the hitters he faced, while walking just 6.1 percent of opponents. Among qualified MLB relievers, only Josh Hader and Edwin Diaz topped him in terms of K-BB% during that time."

 

Drool worthy

[G-Snarls]

Yeah, I'm pretty excited about this. Yates was never right physically last year, but if he's healthy he can be the best reliever in baseball.

 

Hoping it's more than a 1 year deal TBH

[Pendleton]

Hoping it's more than a 1 year deal TBH

 

Two years + club option/buyout seems about right

[G-Snarls]

" Following a strong first season in San Diego in 2017, Yates added a splitter to his arsenal and saw his career take off; in 2018-19, Yates led all qualified relievers with a 1.67 ERA and ranked third with a 2.14 SIERA over the life of 123 2/3 innings. Along the way, he struck out a whopping 38.7 percent of the hitters he faced, while walking just 6.1 percent of opponents. Among qualified MLB relievers, only Josh Hader and Edwin Diaz topped him in terms of K-BB% during that time."

 

Drool worthy

 

 

Hot dayum

[BTS]

I'm now committed to the idea of signing Yates, and will be very disappointed if it does not happen. Edited January 19, 2021 by BTS

[G-Snarls]

[G-Snarls]

Jon Heyman zig zagging

[Pendleton]

 

[G-Snarls]

 

Yeah

 

Those two tweets although sort of saying the same thing have a very different feel of how likely this signing is to happen

[Krylian]

Hearing Yates to the Jays for 2 years, $10m (from the Twitters)

[BTS]

If Yates does sign, we have probably 6 bullpen spots all but locked in if everyone is healthy:

 

Yates ®

Romano ®

Dolis ®

Chatwood ®

Borucki (L)

Merryweather ®

 

Has the makings of a pretty decent pen, and with no financial commitments beyond 2021.

[jerb]

[Krylian]

If Yates does sign, we have probably 6 bullpen spots all but locked in if everyone is healthy:

 

Yates ®

Romano ®

Dolis ®

Chatwood ®

Borucki (L)

Merryweather ®

 

Has the makings of a pretty decent pen, and with no financial commitments beyond 2021.

 

Not bad. I'd like to see another lefty in there if possible.

[BTS]

Not bad. I'd like to see another lefty in there if possible.

 

Honestly, Brad Hand would be a fun signing. Would be borderline superpen status.