Headlines

  • Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim
  • Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon
  • Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday
  • Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds
  • Rangers Option Josh Jung
  • Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Blue Jays Sign Gavin Floyd

By Steve Adams | February 6, 2016 at 12:17pm CDT

SATURDAY, 12:17PM: The move is official, as per a Blue Jays press release.

SATURDAY, 11:59AM: Floyd’s deal with the Jays is a Major League contract, Gideon Turk of Blue Jays Plus was first to report (via Twitter).  Floyd will earn a $1MM base salary and can get up to $1MM in incentives based on how many days he spends in the 25-man roster.  He’ll also receive $500K for 90 days on the roster, $250K for 120 days and another $250K for 140 days, per Jon Heyman (Twitter links).

THURSDAY: Right-hander Gavin Floyd “appears headed for [a] deal with [the] Blue Jays,” Jon Heyman reports (on Twitter). SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo tweets that the Moye Sports client is indeed in agreement with the Jays, pending a physical.

Floyd, who turned 33 just last week, would serve as a back-of-the-rotation option for the Blue Jays, though it’s tough to imagine he’d be promised a spot in the starting five after throwing just 92 Major League innings across the past three seasons. The longtime White Sox righty underwent Tommy John surgery early in the 2013 season and returned with a flourish with the Braves in 2014 (2.65 ERA in 54 1/3 innings) before missing the remainder of the season due to a fractured olecranon bone in his right elbow. Somewhat astoundingly, Floyd suffered the exact same injury in Spring Training with the Indians last year. He was thought to be lost for the season, although he did return to toss 13 1/3 effective innings of relief late in the year. Given the lengthy list of recent injuries, Floyd seemed like a candidate for a minor league deal, though details on his agreement with Toronto remain unclear.

At his best, Floyd has proven to be a highly capable mid-rotation arm, although it’s obviously been quite some time since he was healthy enough to display that over the course of a full season. Nevertheless, from 2008-12, Floyd averaged 190 innings of 4.12 ERA ball with 7.2 K/9, 2.8 BB/9 and a 45.1 percent ground-ball rate. When adjusting for Floyd’s hitter-friendly home park and the heightened offensive output league-wide during that period, Floyd was about eight percent better than the league-average pitcher in terms of both ERA and FIP.

Clearly, president of baseball operations Mark Shapiro and general manager Ross Atkins, both former executives with the Indians, think highly of Floyd, as this is the second time he’s signed with a team under that duo’s leadership. Floyd had reportedly drawn interest from the division-rival Orioles on a minor league pact earlier this offseason and had also been speculatively mentioned as a fit for the Rangers, among other clubs.

Floyd will look to crack a rotation that currently has Marcus Stroman, R.A. Dickey, Marco Estrada and J.A. Happ locked in place. Toronto has no shortage of candidates for the fifth spot, with Drew Hutchison, Jesse Chavez and Aaron Sanchez representing rotation options on the 40-man roster (to say nothing of non-roster invitees like Scott Diamond, Roberto Hernandez, Wade LeBlanc and Brad Penny as potential depth pieces to stash at Triple-A).

Share 49 Retweet 14 Send via email0

Toronto Blue Jays Transactions Gavin Floyd

Blue Jays Designate Chad Jenkins For Assignment
Main
Padres Notes: Rebuild, Drafting, Int’l Spending, Butler
View Comments (16)
Post a Comment

16 Comments

  1. kiermaier

    9 years ago

    how does he keep getting a job all he does is get hurt

    Reply
    • go_jays_go

      9 years ago

      He carries potential upside of a back-end to mid-rotation starter based on his track record. Because of his recent injuries, his salary commitments are likely to be relatively small (probably some small base salary with decent incentives attached).

      So why not sign him?

      Reply
    • jaysfan1994

      9 years ago

      I think the fact he can give you 7-8 above average starts with the potential to give you 20-25 over a full season is why he keeps getting offers.

      Reply
  2. burlhouse

    9 years ago

    Start printing the playoff tickets!

    Reply
    • mannylee76

      9 years ago

      Another Dumpster Dive move for management. Expecting that 5 star dining experience at The Mandarin!

      Reply
  3. jr85

    9 years ago

    I like this move. He’s a good character piece and can get the job done when health which hopefully he can stay this year. Honestly what more could you want from a signing like this.

    On another note. Any word on Johan Santana’s health? Could be a nice cheap pick up if he’s finally healthy.

    Reply
    • go_jays_go

      9 years ago

      I think they did that very move in 2015…

      Reply
  4. terrymesmer

    9 years ago

    And somebody has to pitch in Buffalo. The Jays traded a lot of their minor league pitching talent.

    Reply
  5. rovssss

    9 years ago

    I like it. Who knows, maybe Floyd can be an effective reliever? Ya never know until you try.

    Reply
  6. kd15210

    9 years ago

    Floyd is okay as long as things go his way. He gets flustered when he loses control of a game. He’s a good pitcher and he could be a better pitcher if he could overcome this.

    Reply
  7. billyisgone14

    9 years ago

    He’ll compete for the #5 job with Chavez, Hutchison and Sanchez. The bonus being that the 3 losers of that competition likely join Cecil, Osuna and Storen in the bullpen. One the long man and the other 2 going middle relief/late inning work.. It’s a good thing to take a chance on a guy has experience as a back of the rotation arm, but can also throw in the pen as the worst case.

    This isn’t a signing likely to make a massive difference in the grand scheme, but it’s a nice signing. And I doubt it’s going to cost the Jays much at all.

    Reply
  8. triberulz

    9 years ago

    Shapiro was impressed like most of the Indians front office that Floyd made it back for the Indians stretch run last year. Floyd’s velocity was good occasionally topping out at 95 mph & good run. If Floyd doesn’t make the rotation he is a solid option as a bullpen arm in low-leverage situations that could eat innings for a bullpen. Good signing for the Blue Jays.

    Reply
  9. kiermaier

    9 years ago

    He wont make it past 5 starts dudes made out of glass

    Reply
  10. mannylee76

    9 years ago

    Jays go dumpster diving on someone who used to get it done. Sounds all to familiar for the current regime. I won’t stay up & hope you sign someone with ace potential…feels like those days are done.

    Reply
    • BowTieGuy

      9 years ago

      Said purely in jest, but, Manny Lee as a username? Have you heard the phrase “The Blue Jays won a championship despite having Manny Lee at SS!” ? Every team has a few “dumpster dives” 🙂

      Reply
      • mannylee76

        9 years ago

        I’d be fine with only a few, unfortunately it’s the case in the majority of free agent cases. Used to be only on occasion in the past. I guess it all comes down to real estate & where the dumpster is? Perhaps LA, NY or Chicago would have decent garbage or leftovers??? We used to lead not fight for scraps. You’ll only get out what you put in. Gavin Floyd…LOL!

        Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

    Brandon Woodruff To Start For Brewers On Sunday

    Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

    Rangers Option Josh Jung

    Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

    Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

    Braves Designate Alex Verdugo For Assignment

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Wander Franco Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse

    Recent

    Padres Seeking Upgrades At Catcher

    Tayler Scott Elects Free Agency

    Rays Outright Forrest Whitley

    White Sox To Recall Colson Montgomery For MLB Debut

    Giants Select Sergio Alcantara

    Max Muncy Expects To Miss Around Six Weeks With Bone Bruise

    Mets To Sign Zach Pop To Major League Contract

    Dodgers Claim CJ Alexander, Designate Steward Berroa For Assignment

    Colten Brewer Opts Out Of Yankees Deal

    Royals Sign Michael Fulmer To Minor League Deal

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version