Veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt reportedly agreed to a three-year deal to join the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. Bassitt spent last season with the New York Mets.
prior to the start of the 2022 campaign as the Oakland Athletics blew up their roster . He signed a one-year deal for $8.8 million with a $19 million mutual option for the 2023 season, which avoided arbitration.
However, after declining that option as well as the qualifying offer, Bassitt relied on his solid 2022 numbers to get a bigger deal in free agency. Chris Bassitt of the New York Mets in action against the Milwaukee Brewers during a game at Citi Field on June 14, 2022, in New York City. While the Mets liked what Bassitt offered last season, they have already spent big with Justin Verlander, Jose Quintana and Japanese star Kodai Senga joining the rotation. But Bassitt cashes in with a $21 million average annual value on his new deal with the Jays.
Like Bassitt, starter Taijuan Walker left the Mets’ rotation to sign elsewhere, joining the Philadelphia Phillies on a four-year, $72 million deal.The Blue Jays sported a 92-70 record last season, earning themselves an American League wild-card berth. They would fall to the Seattle Mariners in the three-game series.
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