Toronto, ON (My Sportsbook) - The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with pitchers Jason Frasor and Jeremy Accardo, and infielder Jose Bautista on one-year deals on Tuesday to avoid salary arbitration. Right-handed pitcher Frasor, 31, inked a $1.45 million contract after going 1-2 with a 4.18 ERA in 49 relief appearances last season while allowing only 36 hits in 47.1 innings. The Chicago native has spent his entire five-year big-league career north of the border with the Jays, tallying 268 strikeouts in 297.1 innings. The 28-year-old Bautista earned a $2.4 million contract for the upcoming season after appearing in 128 games for Pittsburgh and Toronto last year and hitting 15 home runs with 54 RBI. Accardo, a righty, has come to terms on a $900,000 deal with incentives. A forearm injury limited the 27-year-old to 16 games last season, but Accardo did save 30 games in 2007 and will be entering his fifth season in the bigs and fourth with Toronto. The Blue Jays still have two arbitration-eligible players remaining: pitchers Shawn Camp and Brian Tallet. |
