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Jays agree to deal with Rasmus

Published Jan. 14, 2013 12:00 a.m. ET

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Outfielder Adam Loewen has agreed to a minor league contract to return to the Toronto Blue Jays, who also settled with outfielder Colby Rasmus on a one-year deal worth $4,675,000.

A native of Surrey, British Columbia, Loewen hit .227 with eight home runs and 26 RBI last year with the New York Mets' Triple-A team at Buffalo.

Loewen spent the 2009-11 seasons in the Blue Jays organization after converting from a pitcher to a position player. He hit .306 with 17 homers and 85 RBI at Triple-A Las Vegas in 2011. He was 6 for 32 (.188) with one homer and four RBI for Toronto during a callup in September 2011.

The 26-year-old Rasmus hit .223 last year, when he set career bests with 23 homers and 75 RBI. He has a .243 average with 76 homers and 246 RBI in four big league seasons with St. Louis and the Blue Jays, who acquired him in July 2011.

Ramus made $2.7 million last year.

Three Blue Jays remain eligible to file for arbitration Tuesday: second baseman Emilio Bonifacio, left-hander J.A. Happ and catcher Josh Thole.

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