The Blue Jays announced that they’ve claimed right-hander Leonel Campos off waivers from the Padres. He’s the second right-hander they’ve claimed off waivers out of the NL West today, as Toronto also picked up Dominic Leone from Arizona.
Campos, 29, pitched 22 innings for the Padres this past season and turned in an unsightly 5.73 ERA and 5.7 BB/9, though he posted a more encouraging 9.8 K/9 and 50.9 percent ground-ball rate. Campos has averaged 93.3 mph on his fastball in his MLB career — a total of just 30 innings all coming with the Padres. He has a 4.35 ERA in parts of three seasons at Triple-A and has averaged nearly 12 strikeouts per nine innings at that level. However, he’s also displayed some considerable control issues, averaging 5.3 walks per nine and throwing 25 wild pitches in 109 2/3 innings.
Pile of hot garbage …. Destine for AAA I’m sure
Hmm this is something I generally expected during AA’s time as GM as he loved hard throwing relievers with strong K rates. I don’t really see a fit for either in the Jays pen. I would almost prefer throwing Bo Schultz out there on a regular basis.
Strong K rate, exceptional ground ball rate. If Martin can get him more strikes the walk numbers will come down. He could be a useful piece.
Good luck, if balsley can’t fix him….he washed.
Agree!