Blue Jays Sign Rick VandenHurk
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [February 22, 2012 at 8:57am CST]
The Blue Jays announced that they signed Rick VandenHurk to a non-guaranteed
split Major League contract. The Orioles released the right-hander earlier
this month, making him a free agent.
VandenHurk, 26, has experience in five big league seasons, but he appeared in
just four games for the 2011 Orioles. He spent most of the season as a
starter at Triple-A, where he posted a 4.43 ERA with 6.3 K/9 and 2.3 BB/9 in
154 1/3 innings. The 6'5" native of the Netherlands has a 5.97 ERA with 8.8
K/9, 4.7 BB/9 and a 27.9% ground ball rate in 181 career innings with the
Marlins and Orioles.
The Blue Jays created 40-man roster space for VandenHurk by placing
right-hander Alan Farina on the 60-day DL.
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