The Blue Jays announced that theyve designated reliever for a signment. Thats the corresponding 40-man roster move for , who has his $15.5MM free agent deal. Toronto claimed Petersen, a native of the United Kingdom, off waivers from the Marlins within the opening days of the offseason. That was his second waiver move in a few months. Miami had grabbed him off waivers from the Dodgers in September. He allowed four runs acro s 5 2/3 innings to finish the year. Petersen had also made 11 appearances with Los Angeles. He closed his debut campaign with a 5.95 earned run average through 19 2/3 Reynaldo Lopez Jersey innings. He recorded 14 strikeouts while i suing 11 walks. The 30-year-old Petersen had much better numbers in 33 innings at the Triple-A level with Los Angeles. He posted a 1.64 ERA while striking out a ma sive 35.2% of opponents. Petersen had also pitched well for the Rockies affiliate in 2023. He owns a 2.45 earned run average at the top minor league level. He has fanned 28.6% of batters faced against an elevated 11% walk rate. Petersen works mostly with a fastball and cutter. His heater checked in at 97 MPH on average in his MLB work and sat just under 98 MPH in the minors. Between that and the strong Triple-A production, its po sible hell draw renewed interest on the waiver wire. The 67 righty still has two minor league options remaining and could be sent to Triple-A if a team is willing to carry him on the 40-man roster. Petersen has never cleared outright waivers, so if he goes unclaimed, hed stick with the Jays and likely be invited to camp as a non-roster player. Greg Maddux Jersey