There were high hopes when Solarte was acquired for prospects Edward Olivares and right-hander Jared Carkuff last offseason, but with the Blue Jays looking to rebuild it made more sense to cut loose the veteran. He seemed far less likely to stay on the Blue Jays roster after the Blue Jays declined his club option last month, and with the MLB Contract Deadline looming Solarte became the odd man out.
Yangervis batted a lukewarm .226/.277/.378 in 122 games, after having a red-hot start to the season. His season started so well that he earned himself an impromptu promotional t-shirt giveaway when the Blue Jays had to act quickly to replace a Roberto Osuna promotion after his domestic violence issue.