Unsurprisingly, the Blue Jays have officially released left-handed pitcher Jaime Garcia, less than a week after designating him for assignment, according to the team’s official MLB transactions page.
Garcia, 32, is owed $2.5 million for the rest of the 2018 season. His contract also includes a team option for the 2019 season.
At the beginning of the season, Garcia, a former St. Louis Cardinal, was expected to be a solid, dependable starter that would eat up innings at the back of the starting five. However, despite a serviceable 4.72 ERA in his first month, his season went downhill quickly.