The signing of Seung-hwan Oh gives the Blue Jays a quality late inning arm for the back end of the bullpen, despite his 2017 struggles with the Cardinals that saw him lose the closers role after taking it from Trevor Rosenthal in 2016. The deal is for one year, and worth $1.75 million with a club option for 2019 worth $2.5 million. The option can automatically be triggered based on 2018 appearances.
The first season for Oh with the Cardinals was quite good. He pitched so well that he took the closer’s role from Rosenthal.