Blue Jays Sign Two To Minor League Deals
It's not Juan Soto, but it is something. After announcing the signing of infielder Michael Stefanic late last week, the Toronto Blue Jays have made it official.
The team also announced that they have brought in RHP Kevin Gowdy on a minor-league. Both players, neither of whom are on the 40 man roster, will get an invite to spring training.
Stefanic played ball at Westmount College and has spent parts of the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Angels after signing with them as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
While he won't hit for a ton of power, he is still looking for his first major league home run, 90 games into his career, his speed - he stole 20 bases for the Angels last year - as well as his ability to play both 2nd and 3rd base could make him a valuable depth piece.
During his time at Westmount, he led the team in average three consecutive years hitting .352., .371., and .392. respectively.
During his senior year he received an honourable mention from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' All-American team as second baseman
Kevin Gowdy comes to Toronto after having most recently been with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 27 year old right hander was once a 2nd round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies back in 2026, bypassing college to sign with them for $3.5 million.
While he has yet to make an appearance in the big leagues, he has limited success in the minors, his best season coming in 2021 with the High-A Hickory Crawdads in which he went 2-1 with a 3.71 ERA.
His most recent season in the Dodgers system, where he played in Triple-A saw him go 2-2 with a 4.38 ERA.
While neither player will probably make the team out of spring training, although out of the two Stefanic has the better shot, it is never a bad thing to stockpile depth, especially when it's pitching.
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DECEMBRE 3 | 78 ANSWERS Blue Jays Sign Two To Minor League Deals Who would you prefer to see in a Blue Jays uniform | ||
| Michael Stefanic | 11 | 14.1 % |
| Kevin Gowdy | 3 | 3.8 % |
| neither | 64 | 82.1 % |
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