Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher let go by the Boston Red Sox

The Blue Jays made their own share of moves today ahead of the 40 man roster deadline this evening as they protected prospect Ricky Tiedemann by adding him to their major league roster.

MLB teams had until 6 PM tonight to put in their 40 man rosters ahead of the Rule 5 Draft on December 10th and to make room on their roster, the Red Sox decided to DFA Winckowski.

During his time in Boston, Winckowski had a 4.20 ERA in 121 games with the Red Sox from 2022 until 2025.

The Red Sox continue to hold onto to Winckowski for so many years due to the incredible numbers he put up in 2023 as he finished with a 2.88 ERA in 84.1 innings pitched and 82 strike outs but he unfortunately was never able to get back there.

Winckowski was actually drafted by the Blue Jays back in the 15th round of the 2016 MLB draft and spent time in the minor leagues until 2021 when he was traded to the New York Mets as part of the deal that brought in Steven Matz.

Despite not being the pitcher he was back in 2023, Winckowski still put up decent numbers this season with a 3.86 ERA in 11.2 innings pitched which is why he should be able to find himself a new deal this off-season.