Jason Grilli is staying in Pittsburgh.
On the Monday the 36-year-old reliever agreed on a two-year deal to remain with the Pirates through 2014:
Source: Grilli back to #Pirates. Two-year deal. Pending physical.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken–Rosenthal) December 10, 2012
The right-hander was also believed to be weighing two-year offers from the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays.
Grilli appeared in 64 games for the Pirates in 2012 posting a 2.91 ERA, 1.142 WHIP while averaging 13.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
Last week, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune reported Grilli’s decision could come down to the opportunity to close games unless a team was willing to guarantee a third year.
Grilli gets two-years, $6.75 million from #Pirates, after turning down bigger deal from #BlueJays
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) December 10, 2012