Blue Jays' Ryan Yarbrough exercises Opt-Out clause
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Toronto Blue Jays swingman Ryan Yarbrough exercised an out in his minor-league contract Friday, according to an industry source, and a decision on reliever Jacob Barnes looms Saturday, when teams face a noon ET deadline to add players on minor-league deals with at least six years of service time to the 26-man roster.
Yarbrough is an Article XX(b) free agent, which is any player with at least six years of service who finished the previous season on a major league roster or injured list. Such players have guaranteed opt-out dates on minor league deals signed at least ten days prior to Opening Day.
The first of those opt-out dates is five days prior to Opening Day, which will be tomorrow. The others are May 1 and June 1. When a player triggers an opt-out, the club has 48 hours to decide how to respond.
The lefty has carved out a nice career for himself despite a lack of velo or punchouts. He has 768 big league innings under his belt so far, having allowed 4.21 earned runs per nine.
His 18.7% strikeout rate is a few ticks below par but his 5.5% walk rate is quite good and his Statcast page shows that his average exit velocity and hard hit rate are regularly among the best in the league.
Some of that work has come as a starter, some as a bulk guy behind an opener and some as a more traditional long reliever.
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