The Blue Jays introduced that left-hander Genesis Cabrera has been positioned on the paternity listing with right-hander Tommy Nance chosen to take his place on the lively roster. The Blue Jays’ 40-man roster rely was at 37 after their deadline dealings, however now jumps to 38. Nance had been with the Padres on a minor league deal, however the Jays acquired him for money yesterday, per Keegan Matheson of MLB.com on X.
Although the commerce deadline has handed, sure swaps are nonetheless allowed. MLBTR’s Steve Adams just lately explored the alternative ways groups can nonetheless add to their rosters after the deadline and famous that trades are nonetheless allowed if the gamers concerned haven’t been on a 40-man roster this 12 months.
Nance, 33, signed a minor league take care of the Padres in December and had been with their Triple-A membership all 12 months till this commerce. He has thrown 33 1/3 innings over his 26 appearances within the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League with a 4.05 earned run common. He struck out 23.3 p.c of batters confronted, restricted walks to a 5.3 p.c clip and acquired batters to hit grounders at a 51 p.c price.
Regardless of that respectable efficiency, he wasn’t prone to crack the San Diego bullpen, particularly after they bolstered it on the deadline by buying and selling for Jason Adam, Tanner Scott and Bryan Hoeing. The Toronto bullpen, then again, is way extra open. They traded Yimi García, Trevor Richards and Nate Pearson previous to the deadline. Additionally they have Jordan Romano on the injured listing and now shall be with out Cabrera for at the very least a quick spell.
That can give Nance the chance to construct upon his profession numbers. He pitched for the 2021 Cubs and 2022 Marlins and at present has a 5.47 ERA in 72 1/3 innings. His 10.5 p.c stroll price in that point was a tad excessive however his 26.9 p.c strikeout price and 50.5 p.c floor ball price have been each a couple of ticks higher than common. His .324 batting common on balls in play, 68 p.c strand price and 18.9 p.c dwelling run-to-fly ball ratio all helped put some extra runs on the board. For what it’s price, his 4.23 FIP and three.48 SIERA counsel he might have deserved higher than the ERA would point out.
Nance was nonetheless with the Marlins final 12 months however missed the primary few months of the season with a shoulder pressure. He was reinstated from the IL in August however then optioned to Triple-A, exhausting his last choice season within the course of. He was then returned to the IL resulting from an indirect pressure, making it principally a misplaced season for him. He was outrighted by the Marlins at season’s finish, elected free company after which signed his aforementioned take care of the Padres.
The righty is now out of choices however has simply over two years of main league service time. If he can grasp onto his roster spot till the tip of the season, he nonetheless received’t be arbitration-eligible and might be cheaply retained into the longer term.
