José Ureña elected free company, the Blue Jays advised reporters (together with Mitch Bannon of The Athletic). Toronto designated the veteran righty for project on Saturday. He went unclaimed on waivers and had the service time to say no an outright.
Ureña spent lower than a month with the Jays. Toronto signed him to a giant league deal in early Could. He made one spot begin because the Jays had been biking by means of pitchers to fill the #5 rotation job. Ureña made one other two-inning begin as a quasi-opener in entrance of Eric Lauer. He has in any other case been working in 1-2 inning stints as a low-leverage reliever.
The 33-year-old Ureña pitched 12 1/3 innings. His 5 runs allowed are affordable, however that got here regardless of a 5:3 strikeout-to-walk ratio and three homers. It’s robust to see that strategy working long run, so the Jays pulled the plug over the weekend. Ureña had a good briefer stint with the Mets earlier this yr. New York carried him on the energetic roster for 3 days between late April and early Could. He made one three-inning look as a Met.
Ureña figures to land one other minor league contract. He has a protracted observe file as a swingman over an MLB profession that has spanned elements of 11 seasons. He managed 109 innings throughout 33 appearances (9 begins) with the Rangers final yr, handing over a 3.80 ERA regardless of a below-average 15.1% strikeout fee.
