According to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes, the Toronto Blue Jays and relief pitcher Octavio Dotel are close to a one-year, $3-4 million deal. Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated adds that the $3.5 million deal is not close yet.

In addition to the Blue Jays, the Pirates and the Rays had interest in the right-handed reliever, but according to Rojas, the Jays will give Dotel the best opportunity to close games.

Dotel, 37, declined arbitration from the Colorado Rockies at the end of November. Because he’s a Type-B free agent the Rockies will receive a supplemental draft pick in the 2011 draft should he go anywhere other than Colorado.

Dotel was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates by the Los Angeles Dodgers at trade-deadline for James McDonald and Andrew Lambo. The Dodgers then traded Dotel to the Rockies in mid-September for a player to be name later. Dodger’s GM Ned Colletti acquired Dotel in hopes of strengthening the Dodgers weak bullpen as they made a push for the playoffs.

The right-hander made $3.25 million in 2010.