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TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays bolstered their bullpen in a big way, signing all-star right-hander Jeff Hoffman to a $33-million, three-year deal, the club announced Friday night.
Incentives could push the contract’s total value up to $39 million, according to an industry source, and the 32-year-old “will get an opportunity to close games for us this season,” general manager Ross Atkins said in a statement.
“We are excited to add Jeff to our bullpen,” Atkins added. “His arsenal, strike-throwing, and ability to miss bats against all types of hitters is elite and will undoubtedly make us better.”
In reuniting with Hoffman – the Blue Jays originally picked Hoffman ninth overall out of East Carolina University in the 2014 draft – they dramatically strengthened a relief crew that completely collapsed last year, finishing with the second-worst ERA in the big leagues at 4.82.
Their minus-2.5 WAR, as calculated by FanGraphs, was easily last in the majors, a whopping seven wins worse than in the previous year. Earlier this off-season the Blue Jays brought back Yimi Garcia on a $15-million, two-year deal to help rebuild the relief crew and Hoffman, at what is easily the club’s biggest spend on a reliever during Atkins’ tenure, further fuels that reset.
There’s a full-circle element to the reunion with Hoffman, too, as they pounced on him in 2014 after Tommy John surgery derailed his chances of going at the very top of that draft. After recovering, he began quickly moving up the ladder in 2015, reaching double-A before he was the centrepiece of the Colorado Rockies’ return for Troy Tulowitzki at the deadline.
Hoffman debuted with the Rockies in 2016 but never found his footing there, was traded to Cincinnati in 2020, began finding himself as a reliever there and then established himself as a bullpen force with the Phillies the past couple of seasons.
In 2024, he became an all-star for the first time, posting a 2.17 ERA in 66.1 innings over 68 appearances for the Phillies, striking out 89 batters against a mere 16 walks.
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