The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms on a minor league deal with veteran right-hander David Aardsma, the team announced on Friday.

The deal is said to include an invite to major league spring training where the 34-year-old will have a chance to fight for a spot in the bullpen. The news of Aardsma comes just a day after having signed another veteran in right-handed pitcher Gavin Floyd, who signed a one-year, $1 million major league deal.

Given this addition, Aardsma joins a team with a re-built bullpen. He will look to pitch alongside Drew Storen who was acquired from the Washington Nationals earlier in the offseason in exchange for Ben Revere. Other bullpen pitchers include: Aaron Sanchez, Roberto OsunaBrett CecilJesse Chavez and Drew Hutchison. Aaron LoupBo Schultz and Ryan Tepera will be fighting for spots as well, but might find themselves starting 2016 with Triple-A Buffalo.

Aardsma spent 2015 with the Atlanta Braves after leaving opting out of his deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who sent him to the minors. In Triple-A, he proved that he has the ability to pitch at the big league level. However, after not getting promoted to the majors, he decided to walk out and pursue another opportunity.

Over the span in which he spent with Atlanta, Aardsma made 33 relief appearances where he pitched a 4.70 ERA in 30.2 innings. His fastball averaged just 91.5 miles per hour last year, but he still managed to generate swings and misses on 14.8 percent of pitches.

Aardsma is a former first round draft pick (22nd overall) of the San Francisco Giants in the 2003 amateur draft and he made his MLB debut a year later. Over his career, Aardsma owns a 4.27 ERA and a 16-18 record over 337.0 innings pitched.

The relief pitcher, who is a client of TWC, has previously played for the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. Looking back at his best season, that would be in 2009 when he saved 69 games for Seattle. 

Aardsma has had health problems in the past, including his arm, which required Tommy John surgery and a torn labrum in his left hip in 2011-12, which have slowed down his career. Now, he is back to full form and looks to be a crucial piece to the Blue Jays as 2016 approaches.

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