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Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins for star free agent
The Toronto Blue Jays are in the market for a new high end reliever and it looks like they are battling it out with the Miami Marlins for free agent Pete Fairbanks.
The Blue Jays have been vocal about going after pitchers to add to their bullpen after it being apparent in the playoffs that it was their biggest weakness.
Marlins and Blue Jays competing for Pete Fairbanks
After a few big names left the board in the last few days such as Ryan Helsley signing with the Baltimore Orioles, now the top relief pitcher left is Fairbanks who is getting a lot of interest as of lately.
According to recent reports, both the Blue Jays and Marlins are very interested in Fairbanks but there has been no details on if either team has put in an official offer just yet.
Rosenthal: Blue Jays and Marlins among teams interested in Pete Fairbanks.
According to certain projections, most expect Fairbanks to sign a deal very similar to Helsley who just signed a two year deal worth $28 million with the Orioles which will give him an average salary of $14 million.
The Blue Jays and Marlins are among the teams interested in Pete Fairbanks, per
@Ken_Rosenthal
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Fairbanks is expected to sign within the same range as Ryan Helsley's two-year, $28 million deal with the Orioles.
@Ken_Rosenthal
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Fairbanks is expected to sign within the same range as Ryan Helsley's two-year, $28 million deal with the Orioles.
Last season, Fairbanks put up some great numbers for the Tampa Bay Rays as he finished with 27 saves and a 2.83 ERA in 60.1 innings pitched.
The main worry for the Blue Jays when it comes to Fairbanks is that he has a blood circulation problem which causes him to lose feeling in his hands in colder weather which could be a problem when pitching in Toronto in October.
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