The Blue Jays acquired Accardo from the Giants on Friday in exchange for first baseman Shea Hillenbrand and reliever Vinnie Chulk. Accardo, 24-year-old reliever, was 1-3 with three saves and a 4.91 ERA in 38 appearances for the Giants this year and had been considered a future closer for the team. "I think the shocking part of it wore off a little bit ago," Accardo said. "I'm going to go there and do what I can to help them win."
(Updated 7/22/2006)

Analysis: Accardo was 2-8 with a 4.50 ERA in 66 career games for San Francisco.