The Blue Jays are close to the acquisition of right -handed Shane Bieberreport Jon Morosi from MLB.com. Standard Adds That pitching -forecast Khal Stephen Will be on the way to the Guardians in a straight one-for-one deal.
Per Ken Rosenthal van de AthleticsThe deal is still awaiting a medical assessment. That is a fairly standard reservation in a trade, but it is particularly remarkable in this case. Since April 2024, Bieber has no longer thrown into a major league match. Shortly thereafter he needed Tommy John operation.
He hit a free desk after last season and again signed with the Guardians. It was a two -year -old deal of $ 26 mm, but with the second season as a player option. He earns $ 10 mm here in 2025 and then the option is appreciated at $ 16 mm with a buy -out of $ 4 mm.
That deal reflected the uncertainty around Bieber. He would clearly miss some time to start the 2025 campaign, but was certainly a possibility for a return of the second half. The deal was able to bank a number of remarkable income, whereby the second year was a safety net for the event he experienced setbacks in his recovery. But if he returned and returned to his dominant form or even only a reasonably good form, he would have the chance to return to the free desk and get a greater guarantee.
The uncertainty is still present now. Bieber started a rehabilitation assignment at the end of May and focused on a return of the end of June. That didn’t pass. After only one rehabilitation outing, he was closed for renewed elbow pain. He started his rehabilitation again in the mid -July. In recent weeks he has made three Rehab -Starts, built from two innings in the first competition, to three and four innings in the subsequent performances. In his nine total innings over those three games, he allowed two earned points with 16 strikeouts, one walk, one hit-by-pitch and six hits.
More come.
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