Report: Blue Jays Trade For Dickerson and Cimber
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The Blue Jays have acquired Corey Dickerson and Adam Cimber from the Miami Marlins, per reports
The Blue Jays have jumped the market.
After the latest week of bullpen uncertainty, the Toronto Blue Jays have reportedly swung a deal to acquire outfielder Corey Dickerson and reliever Adam Cimber from the Miami Marlins, per Jon Heyman.
According to Heyman, Toronto will be sending back Panik and a minor league arm to complete the deal. The deal has not been confirmed by either club at this time, and further details are unknown.
At face value, the trade address to solve two of Toronto’s biggest needs: bullpen help and left-handed power. With Rowdy Tellez in Triple-A, Panik was Toronto’s primary LH bench bat most days, and Dickerson will now join Cavan Biggio and Reese McGuire as the only active left-handed hitters on the team. He has a career .847. OPS v RHP and reached 27 homers during an All Star season with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2017.
Dickerson currently has an undisclosed foot injury and Marlins manager Don Mattingly said MRIs were “not very promising,” but the Blue Jays will have to sign off on medical reports before the deal is processed.
The addition of Cimber will have an immediate impact on Toronto’s relief depth. He does not register many strikeouts with his mid-80s fastball, but Cimber is a fastball/slider veteran reliever who has over 170 innings of experience as a major league RP. With a 2.88 ERA and 3.32 FIP this season, Cimber has been one of Miami’s best bullpen arms in 34.1 IP.
Dickerson is an expiring free agent making $8.75 million this year, while Cimber has two years of control after 2021 and a $925,000 salary this season. Panik was a free agent at the end of the season, making $1.85 million in 2021.
Further details to follow.
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