After being acquired by San Francisco midway through the 2010 season, Lopez was dominant for the Giants, allowing just three earned runs, 11 hits, and two walks in 19 innings following the trade. Then, after allowing one earned run in 5.2 postseason innings, the eventual World Series Champion Giants opted to bring Lopez back for another season.

While not as dominant as his first stint with the team, Lopez certainly had a successful 2011 campaign, going 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 70 games. He allowed 42 hits and 16 earned runs in 53 innings — marking the third time in four years that he has eclipsed the 50-inning plateau — and, after setting a new career-low 3.36 FIP last season, he actually improved on that figure with a 3.16 FIP this season.

Lopez was great with inherited runners, as only six of 43 (14%) managed to score. Not only were there seven occasions where he stranded two inherited runners and two instances where he stranded the bases loaded, but Lopez stranded all 26 of the runners he inherited from June to September.

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The departures of Rzepczynski, Trever Miller, David Purcey, Brian Tallet, and Wil Ledezma this season have left Luis Perez as the Jays’ only left-handed relief option going forward.

I’ll have a few trade candidates in an upcoming post, but here’s a look at a few left-handed relievers that could be options for the Jays via free agency.

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