Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher let go by the Boston Red Sox
Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Josh Winckowski has being designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox ahead of the 40 man roster deadline.
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.
Former Blue Jays pitcher Josh Winckowski DFA'd by the Boston Red Sox
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 #RedSox are Designating RHP Josh Winckowski for assignment, a league source tells
@7News
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Winckowski had a 4.20 ERA with the Red Sox in 121 appearances and 242.1 IP between 2022-25.
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Winckowski had a 4.20 ERA with the Red Sox in 121 appearances and 242.1 IP between 2022-25.
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.
Josh Winckowski has been designated for assignment by the Red Sox, per
@ChrisCotillo
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After all these years, it has finally ended.
Shame he couldn't repeat 2023.
@ChrisCotillo
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After all these years, it has finally ended.
Shame he couldn't repeat 2023.
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.
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