Charlie V Signed, Sealed & Delivered

The Toronto Blue Jays have avoided arbitration with Carlos Villaneuva by signing the right-hander to a one-year deal worth just over $2.2 million. Carlos Villaneuva won six of ten decisions with the Blue Jays in 2011 with a 4.04 earned run average. Over 33 appearancances, 11 of which were starts, he struck out 68 batters over 107 innings.The 28 year-old Villaneuva earned his first win as a Blue Jay at the Dome on May 10 when he pitched a scoreless tenth inning during the Jays 7-6 victory over Boston. He was 5-1 with a 2.99 ERA in July but he landed on the disabled list with a right forearm strain that forced him to miss nearly all of August. Villaneuva is expected to resume the long relief role with the Jays in 2012.With Villaneuva's signing, that leaves second baseman Kelly Johnson, outfielder Ben Francisco, starter Brandon Morrow and reliever Casey Janssen on the arbitration docket. Teams and arbitration eligible players had a Tuesday 1 p.m. ET deadline to reach an agr...