The Giants and right hand Shun Yamaguchi is in accordance with a contract, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter). The deal is likely to be a split Major League / minor league contract, Slusser said.
Yamaguchi believes the Giants have minimal financial risks as the Blue Jays are on the hook to pay him $ 3,175MM for the 2021 season. The Blue Jays recently released the Japanese right-hand man to tidy up room at their 40-man venue for the pardon of Joel Payamps.
The 33-year-old has performed for 14 seasons in Japan where he holds an ERA of 3.35 over 427 games, starting 50 and completing 191 games. He signed a $ 6.35 million two-year deal to join Toronto before the 2020 season. However, the transition did not go as planned, as Yamaguchi hit an 8.06 ERA / 6.43 FIP over 25 2/3 overs with a substandard result (21.7 percent) and run figures (14.2 percent). .