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Jeroloman

Toronto cleared Jeroloman and Drew Carpenter from the 40-man roster Monday and now have exactly 40 players with that distinction. Jeroloman was jettisoned to make room for the returning Kelly Johnson. He was claimed back from the Pirates late last month and cleared waivers this time around. The 26-year-old backstop batted just .240/.335/.295 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 318 plate appearances this year at Triple-A.

Mills, 26, has regularly posted impressive numbers in the minors, but the southpaw has a 8.57 ERA in 48 1/3 innings over parts of three seasons in the majors. Mathis, 28, was a non-tender candidate after earning $1.7 million with the Angels and will be considered the favorite to win the backup job behind J.P. Arencibia next season.

Jeroloman, 26, batted just .240/.335/.295 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 318 plate appearances this year for the Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas. He was picked up by the Pirates on Friday, but has now been removed from the 40-man roster in order to create space for new starting shortstop Clint Barmes.

Jeroloman doesn’t hit for average or power, but he’s not afraid to draw a walk, boasting a .378 OBP in his minor league career. He should have a good chance to stick on the roster as the backup to Rod Barajas.

He was cleared to make room for the returning Kelly Johnson on the 40-man roster. Jeroloman, who was claimed back from the Pirates late last month, batted just .240/.335/.295 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 318 plate appearances with Triple-A Las Vegas this past season. There’s a decent chance he’ll make it through waivers unclaimed this time around.

The Blue Jays lost Jeroloman when he was claimed off waivers by the Pirates late last week, but he is now back in the organization. The 26-year-old backstop batted just .240/.335/.295 with two home runs and 26 RBI in 318 plate appearances this year for Toronto’s Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas. He could be a backup at the major league level in 2012.

The Nats were looking for some catching depth at Triple-A with Jhonatan Solano being called up to replace the injured Wilson Ramos (hamstring). Jeroloman is a glove-only backstop that’s batting .222/.481/.278 with no homers at the Triple-A level this season.

A former sixth-round pick, Jeroloman has yet to appear in a game in the majors and was demoted to the Jays’ Double-A affiliate last season due to injury. He’ll serve in an organizational depth role with the Indians in 2013.

Jeroloman had spent his entire minor league career with the Blue Jays organization before being signed to a minor league deal by the Tribe in December. A career .240 minor league hitter over 1762 at-bats, he’ll serve as organizational depth at the Triple-A level for the Pirates.

Jeroloman battled post-concussion symptoms this spring after being involved in a rough home plate collision during last year’s Eastern League playoffs. The 28-year-old is organizational catching depth for the Nationals.