Simeon

Woods Richardson

Woods Richardson represents a zero risk depth addition for Seattle as they try to remain in contention for a Wild Card playoff spot in the final month. The 25-year-old has posted a calamitous 6.68 ERA across 66 innings between the Blue Jays and Twins this season.

Woods Richardson was DFA’d on Friday. He has a 6.68 ERA in 66 innings for the Twins and Blue Jays this season.

Woods Richardson figures to decline the outright assignment and test the free agent waters after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 25-year-old was pitching well before getting clobbered for six runs during his lone inning of work against the Royals last Thursday.

Woods Richardson allowed six earned runs against the Royals yesterday night in what was apparently the last straw. The 25-year-old has a 6.68 ERA between the Royals and Twins this year and snuck through waivers when he was DFA’ed in late June. He’ll likely find himself outrighted again.

It seems likely that Simeon Woods Richardson, who hasn’t pitched since Saturday, will be the best bet to draw a bulk role here. Ultimately we wouldn’t recommend trying to stream the win here.

Braydon Fisher is going to get the start against the Yankees on Saturday, but he won’t be able to go more than a turn through the lineup at most. Woods Richardson seems likely to be the bulk hurler for that game, but even with a chance to pick up multiple innings and potentially a win, he offers more risk than reward at this point.

The only positive takeaway is that initial imaging doesn’t seem to have turned up any structural issues after Taillon left Monday’s start against the Red Sox with forearm discomfort. The 34-year-old veteran heads back to the shelf after making only two starts for Toronto following his exit from Chicago’s rotation back in late July. It’ll likely be Simeon Woods Richardson taking his spot in the Blue Jays’ rotation against the Yankees this weekend.

Taillon was replaced by Simeon Woods Richardson after throwing just 61 pitches over four shutout innings. He finished with three strikeouts and also issued three walks. He’s in clear jeopardy of missing his next start against the Yankees on Saturday. It would presumably be Woods Richardson taking his spot in Toronto’s rotation. There should be additional clarity on his status in the coming days.

Woods Richardson provides the Blue Jays with a multi-inning relief option out of the bullpen as they kick off a four-game series against the sizzling-hot Red Sox. The 25-year-old reeled off 10 scoreless frames across three relief outings for Toronto after being acquired from the Twins back in early June.

Woods Richardson could elect free agency after being designated for assignment and unclaimed, but for now, it appears the 25-year-old will remain in the Toronto organization. He’ll need to be added to the 40-man roster if the Blue Jays deem him worth of an MLB roster spot.