Jonathan

Heasley

Heasley was removed from Tampa Bay’s 40-man roster earlier this week, but that has since been voided. He’ll spend some time on the shelf for now. He figures to be designated for assignment once he’s off the injured list.

Heasley will stick with Tampa Bay as organizational depth after passing through waivers unclaimed earlier this week. The 29-year-old allowed five runs over four innings on Wednesday against the Orioles in his Rays debut.

Heasley threw four innings on Wednesday as the Rays were blown out by the Orioles, saving the rest of the bullpen. His reward is getting kicked off the roster. There’s got to be a better way to handle this. Assuming he clears waivers, Heasley has the option to declare free agency rather than accept an outright assignment to Triple-A Durham.

Heasley has forged a 3.90 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in his time with Triple-A Durham this year. He’ll be a multi-inning option for Tampa Bay while he’s with the club.

Heasley was in camp this spring with the White Sox before being released in late March. The 28-year-old righty returns to the organization where he broke into the big leagues back in 2021 as a reclamation project.

Teel and Quero are the big names here, as they are two of the top catching prospects in baseball. Both have a chance to make their MLB debut this summer, with Teel being the better bet for fantasy success early on. That’s more compliment to Teel than insult to Quero.

Heasley fortifies Chicago’s bullpen depth heading into spring training after making four unremarkable relief appearances last year for the Orioles. The 27-year-old former starter hasn’t missed a ton of bats, even in shorter bursts out of the bullpen, but is capable of soaking up multiple frames, if needed. He’s merely extra organizational depth at this stage of his development.

Heasley was DFA’d from the minor league IL, so he has to be released after clearing waivers. The Orioles could re-sign him to a minor league deal if they’d like. The former Royal has been out for six weeks due to a shoulder problem. He had a 16.88 ERA in four appearances for the Orioles early in the season.

Heasley was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk back in May and posted a 2.64 ERA in 30 2/3 innings. However, the team needed a spot on the 40-man roster so that they could promote Chayce McDermott for Wednesday’s start, and Heasley was the easiest move to make

Heasley’s stay with the big league club lasted just one day this time around, as he was torched for four runs on two hits and a pair of walks in his lone inning of work against the White Sox on Thursday. Nick Vespi was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding move to take his place in the Orioles’ bullpen.