Overview
- The Blue Jays designated Simeon Woods Richardson for assignment on Friday and recalled left-hander Adam Macko as the corresponding roster move.
- The team’s 40-man roster briefly fell to 39 players and MLBTR reports Toronto plans to add infielder Sean Keys soon, meaning the Jays will have up to seven days to trade, place Woods Richardson on waivers, release him, or try to outright him.
- Woods Richardson threw ten scoreless innings across three appearances for Toronto, posting a 0.00 ERA, 1.100 WHIP and five strikeouts in that sample while allowing a low batting average on balls in play and stranding all runners.
- MLBTR cautioned the small sample masked troubling peripherals for Toronto: a 13.2% strikeout rate and an 18.4% walk rate in those outings, concerns that helped push the club to clear roster space after Dylan Cease and Shane Bieber returned to the rotation.
- A former Blue Jays prospect with 312.1 career innings, Woods Richardson remains club-controlled for multiple seasons, which could attract injury-hit or rebuilding clubs via trade or waiver claims if Toronto cannot work out an outright.