Three free agent relievers the Blue Jays should consider signing

Andrew Chafin

One of the better left-handed relievers in baseball last year was Andrew Chafin. Because of the fact that he split his time between the Cubs and Athletics, he fell under the radar to many. Chafin enjoyed his best season in 2021 going 2-4 with a 1.73 ERA in 71 appearances.

For pretty much his entire eight-year career, Chafin has been a left-handed specialist. He’s not overpowering by any means but has gotten the job done more often than not.

Chafin held lefties to a .170/.250/.223 slash line in 2021 allowing just two extra-base hits; a home run and a triple. In a division with talented lefties, that’ll be very useful to have in the Jays bullpen.

Chafin was also very reliable against righties this past season, which is good since the three batter rule is still in effect. Right-handed hitters slashed .196/.247/.304 against him which is really impressive.

In his career, lefties have posted a .577 OPS against him which is a really good number.

Since he is coming off of his best year, I believe Chafin will get a multi-year deal but I don’t think it’ll be more than two years. I believe something a little cheaper than the two-year $17 million dollar deal Aaron Loup signed with the Angels this offseason will get the job done.

Mayza is a solid reliever but he doesn’t have the long track record of Chafin. Plus, I believe every bullpen should have a second lefty. Chafin would be a great one to add.