Blue Jays Ink Former Cy Young



Toronto -- The Blue Jays reached an agreement with 34-year old left-handed starting pitcher Albert Gonzalez on Saturday. The deal guarentees the pitcher $70 million for the next four years, and included a $5 million signing bonus this season.

Gonzalez spent his first four seasons with the Cleveland Dobys before being shipped to Nashville during Season Five. He is 84-46 with a 3.46 ERA lifetime, has 62 complete games and 951 career strikeouts. Gonzalez won the American League Cy Young in Seasons One and Four and has been an All-Star three times. He will most likely follow reigning NL Cy Young Clay Stoops in the Jays' rotation.