Closer Jordan Romano and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a one-year contract, sources told ESPN, fortifying a bullpen that served as a strength during the regular season but crumbled in the playoffs.

Closer Jordan Romano and the Philadelphia Phillies are in agreement on a free agent contract, pending physical, sources tell ESPN. Romano, 31, was nontendered by Toronto earlier this offseason and joins a Phillies bullpen that lost Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Estevez to free agency.

The Phillies have signed veteran reliever Jordan Romano, formerly of the Toronto Blue Jays. In his career, Jordan has pitched to a 2.90 earned run average and 285 strikeouts.