The Blue Jays have designated righty Todd Redmond for assignment, the team announced. His roster spot will go to fellow right-hander Scott Copeland, who was recalled.
Redmond, who turned 30 on Sunday, gave up 11 earned runs in his 8 1/3 innings of big league action this year. While he notched seven strikeouts, he issued an untenable six free passes.
He fared much better last year for Toronto, when he tossed 75 innings of 3.24 ERA ball. With 7.2 K/9 versus 3.2 BB/9, advanced metrics viewed him as a solid-enough middle reliever or back-of-the-rotation starter (the role he had always played in the minor).
While that has not been the case in his limited action in 2015, he is a solid bet to receive another opportunity at the game’s highest level before too long. Whether or not that occurs with the Jays or another club, however, remains to be seen.
Not a good week to be in professional baseball with the last name Redmond.
Names aside, I still believe Redmond has potential. Generally, he’s pitches down in the zone, with a fastball up.. For a spot start, giving up less than 5 runs against a 5w streak team (he still needs to be stretched out) while getting fair # of strikeouts, I’ll take anyday.
Baseball works in cycles, he’s going to heat up soon.
Redmond is a decent long relief/passable #5 starter. Useful for the right team indeed.