Rays and Joel Peralta avoid arbitration with one-year deal

By Aaron GleemanDec 20, 2011, 2:14 PM EDT
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Joel Peralta has avoided arbitration with the Rays, agreeing to a one-year contract worth $2.175 million.

Tampa Bay picked Peralta up after he was non-tendered by Washington last offseason and the 35-year-old reliever was an excellent low-cost signing, earning just $925,000 while throwing 68 innings with a 2.93 ERA and 61/18 K/BB ratio.

He’ll likely serve as Kyle Farnsworth’s primary setup man again in 2012.

David Price, B.J. Upton, Jeff Niemann, and J.P. Howell are the other arbitration eligible Rays.

Blue Jays could move Jaime Garcia to bullpen

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By Bill BaerJun 21, 2018, 8:49 PM EDT
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Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi reports that the Blue Jays are considering moving starter Jaime Garcia to the bullpen. If they go that route, Sam Gaviglio would start in Garcia’s place on Sunday against the Angels.

Garcia, 31, has struggled to a 6.16 ERA with a 56/31 K/BB ratio in 61 1/3 innings over 13 starts this season. Gaviglio, meanwhile, has a 3.75 ERA with 35 striekouts and 11 walks in 36 innings across six starts and two relief appearances for the Jays this year.

Garcia inked a one-year, $10 million contract with the Jays in February. The deal includes a club option for the 2019 season worth $10 million with a $2 million buyout.