LEAGUE NEWS / January 19, 2044
Jamaica signs Eric Garber and Chris Brown for a combined $46.1 million
Both pitchers receive two-year contracts in the Islanders’ January 19 additions.
Jamaica signed starting pitcher Eric Garber and reliever Chris Brown on January 19, committing a combined $46.1 million over their two-year contracts.
Garber’s deal is worth $35.2 million in total. Brown’s contract totals $10.9 million. Both joined the Islanders as free agents.
The same day, Jamaica designated relievers Norm Hickey and David Ortega for assignment, placed both on waivers and removed both from the secondary, or 40-man, roster.
The league’s signing bulletin described Brown’s total as an estimated $10.9 million. It lists his career record at 8–9 with five saves, a 4.27 ERA and 216 strikeouts in 196 innings.