The Toronto Blue Jays have announced pitcher Ryan Burr's fate with the team
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The Toronto Blue Jays have decided to part ways with quite a few pitchers this off-season but it looks like Ryan Burr will likely be returning.
The Blue Jays ended up getting Burr on a steal of a deal in which the Philadelphia Phillies ended up receiving $1 ended up receiving $1 for Burr as the Blue Jays received a reliable bullpen pitcher.
The Toronto Blue Jays swung a trade with the Philadelphia Phillies at the end of May that netted them Ryan Burr, a relief pitcher whose career had been thrown off by injuries. The Phillies received $1 in that deal. -Treuden
The Blue Jays seem to be keeping pitcher Ryann Burr for the start of the 2025 season
The Blue Jays acquired Burr for almost nothing and while it was unbelievable, he put up impressive numbers with a 4.13 ERA, especially for a player that was acquired for a single dollar.
Through 34 games and 32.2 innings out of the Blue Jays bullpen, Burr posted a 4.13 ERA along with a much-nicer-to-look-at FIP of 3.08. His ERA+ of 98 came in at just two percent below league-average, but he managed to raise his K/9 rate just about five full strikeouts from his last full season in the big leagues back in 2021. Amongst Blue Jays hurlers with a minimum of five innings pitched this past year, Burr ranked second (to Yimi Garcia) with a 33.6 strikeout-percentage. -Treuden
The Blue Jays have a ton of questions marks heading into the 2025 season regarding their bullpen as the only players guaranteed to be returning are Chad Green, Brendon Little and Ryan Burr.
Beyond that group (and Burr), Jordan Romano and Zach Pop are non-tender candidates and Hagen Danner could be traded due to his lack of minor-league options. The Blue Jays are gearing up for another season full of relief-pitcher turnaround, but one thing's for sure: Burr has earned another shot. -Treuden
The biggest uncertainties lie on Jordan Romano, Zach Pop and Hagen Danner since Romano and Pop are non-tender candidates while Danner is out of minor league options which might force the Blue Jays to trade him.
Source: Jays Journal
Ryan Burr's quiet reliability may have bought him a future with the Blue Jays
Ryan Burr's quiet reliability may have bought him a future with the Blue Jays
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