Minor League Baseball

The Toronto Blue Jays added two players to their Minor League system on Monday when they acquired shortstop Angel Sanchez and pitcher Kelvin Jimenez off of waivers from two different teams.

Sanchez was acquired off waivers from the Kansas City Royals after hitting .247 with two homeruns and 36 RBIs in 101 games between Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha.

He hasn’t appeared in a Major League game since 2006 and missed all of 2007 after undergoing Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery.

Jimenez was claimed off waivers from the St. Louis Cardinals. He spent the 2008 season with Triple-A Memphis in the Pacific Coast League. He posted a record of 1-6 with a 2.92 ERA in 46 outings as a reliever.

Jimenez posted a 5.63 ERA in 15 appearances with the big club Cardinals in 2008.

With the additions of these two players the Blue Jays roster has now reached its maximum of 40 players.

The San Francisco Giants, needing help in the bullpen, signed former Florida Marlins reliever Justin Miller to a Minor League contract on Saturday.

Miller was a member of the Marlins bullpen for the past two seasons before being designated for assignment by Florida on August 15th.

The Giants will also invite Miller to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.

Miller spent some time on the disabled list in 2008 with right elbow inflammation.

He went 4-2 with a 4.24 ERA in 46 games for Florida in 2008. He struck out 43 and walked only 20 in over 40 innings of work. In 2007, Miller made 62 appearances and compiled a 5-0 record with a 3.65 ERA.

Miller began his Major League career with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2002 as a starting pitcher. He has appeared in 153 career games, 33 of them starts.