The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-handed pitcher Gavin Floyd to a minor-league contract including an invitation to spring training, according to multiple reports.
Floyd signed with the Blue Jays in early 2016 on a one-year, $1 million guaranteed contract and was initially viewed as competition for Aaron Sanchez at the back end of the starting rotation. Sanchez soon took that job and ran with it, but Floyd stuck on the 25-man roster as a middle reliever until a shoulder injury ended his season in late June.
The bullpen role brought mixed results for Floyd, who pitched to a 4.