Blue Jays Pursued Alfredo Simon; Showcasing Catcher A.J. Jimenez

Before he signed on with the Reds, righty Alfredo Simon drew interest from some other organizations — which helps explains why Cincinnati ultimately gave him a guaranteed $2MM contract. Simon says that the Blue Jays were one team with interest, as ESPN.com’s Mark Sheldon tweets. And the Marlins also reached out, according to Barry Jackson of the…

By Jeff Todd