Not only is everyone in the American League East seemingly going to be good this year, but there are an awful lot of players switching teams within the division.
On Wednesday night, starting pitcher Chris Bassitt became the latest to join that trend, as the three-year member of the Toronto Blue Jays rotation agreed to sign with the team in the AL East that needed his help the most.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Bassitt and the Baltimore Orioles agreed to a one-year, $18.5 million contract for the upcoming season. It’s a move that fills out the Baltimore rotation, and it’s one that will put the Blue Jays under the microscope for not making much of an effort to re-sign the 36-year-old.
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