6:42pm: The Twins will acquire cash considerations in return, Bannon reports.
6:31pm: The Blue Jays are acquiring right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson back from the Twins, reports Mitch Bannon of The Athletic. Minnesota designated him for assignment over the weekend.
It’s the second time the Toronto front office has acquired Woods Richardson. The first came as a prospect back in 2019, when the Jays acquired him from the Mets as part of the Marcus Stroman deal. Woods Richardson was one of the better pitching prospects in MLB and found himself in another notable deadline trade two years later. Toronto packaged him and then-top prospect Austin Martin to Minnesota in ’21 for José Berríos.
Woods Richardson debuted the following year with one start. He also made one appearance the following season. The former second-round pick held a rotation spot for the better part of the next two years. Woods Richardson was a decent mid-rotation arm, posting a low-4.00s earned run average in consecutive seasons. He combined for a 4.11 ERA with a league average strikeout and walk profile across 245 innings from 2024-25.
That included a strong September last year that added optimism about Woods Richardson’s form going into 2026. Things have gone completely off the rails this year instead. Woods Richardson made two strong starts to open the season. He was knocked around over his next seven appearances, allowing almost 10 earned runs per nine innings. Minnesota pushed him to the bullpen for two scoreless outings. He drew back in as a spot starter on May 28 and was blitzed for five runs in 2 2/3 innings by the White Sox.
More to come.
Back to where it started for him. Very young still I think he has time to show he’s a good pitcher but he was terrible with the Twins even with how bad our pitching is it was hard to keep him around.
Dang he’s only 25, why doesn’t feel like he’s been around so much longer
They have Cody Lawyerson and Travis Adams on the active roster, keeping him would have been no trouble
there has to be a reason for the DFA no one is telling us.
Probably the woke mob?
Very Manoah – ish
Each time he pitched he was getting shelled his ERA was almost 8 Minnesota tried to turn him into a spot starter or opener and that didn’t work out either so maybe a change of scenery will straighten him out how ironic he is back with the team that drafted him
The Mets drafted him. The Jays traded for him from the Mets.
not quite. he started in the Mets organization
I get that this has been a really rough year for SWR, but he’s still only 25 and was a very serviceable back half rotation piece in his 23 and 24 year old seasons.
If the Twins were truly competing for a playoff spot, I would get kicking him to the curb, but they really aren’t built to compete right now. It might have better to hold onto him, maybe let him spend some time in the pen or something.
Another guy challenged to get that all on a uniform.
He needs to decide what his name is.
You don’t know how names work, do you?
I dont trust duded with 2 last names
Better than people with first names as last names
I don’t trust dudes who can’t spell dudes.
Average enough number 5 in ’24 and ’25 but he’s had the boots put to him this year. Depth/project piece?
He’s left the Twins, so he’ll become a #2/#3 starter in no time.
But he joined the Jays which means he’ll be on the IL in no time.
Scam!
That Cash Considerations gets around, doesn’t he?
Milwaukee will fix him
I saw him pitch in a game late last season and he was terrific. I guess he’s just one of those truly inconsistent guys that can’t quite keep it together. Dude has talent. Maybe stick him in the bullpen, keep it simple, and maybe it’ll click-in at some point…