The Blue Jays have signed Taiwanese left-hander Cheng-Hao Wu, adding another young arm before the international signing period closes.

International signing tracker @NWints30 reported the deal Saturday. The bonus is roughly $200,000, which he called “a good late signing.”

Wu is 19. His fastball tops out at 93 m.p.h., and he also throws a sinker, slider and changeup.

The report noted he has “a couple different breaking ball shapes.” That variety gives Toronto's development staff plenty to work with.

He's the second Taiwanese pitcher the Jays have signed this fall. Right-hander Cai-Chen Long joined the organization in early October.

Why rush to spend now? Because the window may close early.

Cheng-Hao Wu adds a lefty to Toronto's growing Pacific Rim pipeline

The international signing period normally runs to mid-December. If a lockout hits, it could end Dec. 2 instead.

Toronto's push into Asia keeps growing. The club has also met with Japanese teen Shoki Oda and signed prospects from South Korea and Japan in recent years.

Wu also helps fill a specific gap. The Jays are short on left-handed pitching at nearly every level, starting with a big-league rotation built entirely of righties.

This is a smart use of leftover bonus money. A 19-year-old lefty with a varied breaking ball mix is exactly the kind of upside bet the pipeline needs.

Late-period signings are like clearance-rack finds. Sometimes the best pieces are hiding at the end of the sale.

Ross Atkins is chasing bigger fish this winter, too. Seiya Suzuki and Teruaki Sato remain top offensive targets.

“Baseball just punches you in the face,” Atkins said after the season, adding that his players will “learn just like they learned from winning.”

Wu won't change the 2027 outlook. But a few years from now, he could be another sign that Toronto's Pacific Rim investment is paying off.