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The Minnesota Twins designated Simeon Woods Richardson for assignment back on May 30 , which triggered a series of events behind the scenes where GM Jeremy Zoll and Tom Pohlad (assumedly) got seven days to either trade, waive or outright release the 25-year-old right-handed starter .
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MN Twins trade Simeon Woods richardson back to his old organization
It took five days for the Twins front office to come to terms on a deal that will send him to the Toronto Blue Jays , who will send "cash considerations" (essentially nothing) to Minnesota in order to jump the waiver wire line that probably had at least a couple of teams standing in it.
The Blue Jays have acquired Simeon Woods-Richardson from the Minnesota Twins for cash considerations, per source. @MitchBannon was on it.
Woods-Richardson was DFA'ed by the Twins on Saturday after pitching to a 7.74 ERA over 12 appearances (10 starts).Related Headlines
— Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) June 3, 2026
It's quite a fall from grace for Woods Richardson originally came to the MN Twins back in 2021, via trade with, surprise… the Toronto Blue Jays. He, along with Austin Martin , was the return then president of baseball operations Derek Falvey was able to get in exchange for Jose Berrios .
SWR made his MLB debut with the Minnesota Twins back in 2022, at age 21. Since then, he has thrown 302.1 big league innings, compiling a 4.64 ERA, 4.64 FIP and 1.389 WHIP, making for a 2.7 WAR in just over one full year of service time spread over five MLB season.
Simeon Woods Richardson, Nasty 87mph Slider…and is fired up.🔥 pic.twitter.com/Qs4D50SPQk
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) September 14, 2024
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Unfortunately, none of them have been as bad as 2026. Before the former second round draft pick was DFA'd, Simeon Woods Richardson posted a 7.74 ERA (56 ERA+), 6.15 FIP and 1.888 WHIP to go with 26 strikeouts and 25 walks. Last year, he was much better, posting a 4.40 and 106 OPS+ in 111.1 innings.
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