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ryan008 · 10-18-2007, 11:44 AM

Jays Sign C Hugh Edwards

December 10th, 2007.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced today that they have come to terms with former Philedelphia Phillies C Hugh Edwards on a 4 year contract. The 4 year deal is reportedly worth $39,240,000 over 4 years which works out to a salary of $9,810,000 per year. Edwards hit .285 with 14 HR and 84 RBIs in 104 games with the Phillies last year and is looking forward to being the No. 1 guy in Toronto "They run a really good organization there, they made the playoffs last year and I think we can do it again this season" GM Ryan Stewart was asked about the signing and said "Anytime you can bring in a quality guy like Hugh Edwards for under $10 million a season you have to do it. He had better numbers than C Jose Estrada last season and is actually almost a million dollars cheeper" At only 26 years old Edwards looks like the future at Catcher for Toronto.

GM Ryan Stewart was also asked if he was looking for any other free agents or players to bring in and he simply replied "we would like to bring in an arm or two to fill in our 4th and 5th starters spots for next year but nothing is definative yet" The number 5 starters spot was an issue for Toronto this past season as Robinson Martinez went 5-16 with a 5.18 ERA an area that the Jays would desperately like to upgrade.

10-18-2007, 11:44 AM	#41
ryan008 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 2,362	Jays Sign C Hugh Edwards December 10th, 2007. The Toronto Blue Jays announced today that they have come to terms with former Philedelphia Phillies C Hugh Edwards on a 4 year contract. The 4 year deal is reportedly worth $39,240,000 over 4 years which works out to a salary of $9,810,000 per year. Edwards hit .285 with 14 HR and 84 RBIs in 104 games with the Phillies last year and is looking forward to being the No. 1 guy in Toronto "They run a really good organization there, they made the playoffs last year and I think we can do it again this season" GM Ryan Stewart was asked about the signing and said "Anytime you can bring in a quality guy like Hugh Edwards for under $10 million a season you have to do it. He had better numbers than C Jose Estrada last season and is actually almost a million dollars cheeper" At only 26 years old Edwards looks like the future at Catcher for Toronto. GM Ryan Stewart was also asked if he was looking for any other free agents or players to bring in and he simply replied "we would like to bring in an arm or two to fill in our 4th and 5th starters spots for next year but nothing is definative yet" The number 5 starters spot was an issue for Toronto this past season as Robinson Martinez went 5-16 with a 5.18 ERA an area that the Jays would desperately like to upgrade. Last edited by ryan008; 10-19-2007 at 08:01 AM.