TORONTO (AP) — Shortstop Yunel Escobar and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $2.9 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration.
Tuesday’s deal came one day after agreements with pitchers Shawn Camp ($2.25 million), Casey Janssen ($1,095,000) and Jesse Litsch ($830,000).
The 28-year-old Escobar was acquired from Atlanta on July 13, then hit .275 with four homers and 16 RBIs.
Toronto has four players remaining in arbitration: major league home run champion Jose Bautista; pitchers Jason Frasor and Brandon Morrow; and outfielder Rajai Davis.
