We've received your submission.Anthony Kay is on his way to becoming a member of the ever-growing club that includes former Mets prospects who might one day come back to haunt the organization.The MLB trade deadline was just three days away when the left-handed pitcher learned on Twitter he and fellow hurler Simeon Woods Richardson were being sent from the suddenly surging Mets Stroman has helped the Mets remain in contention, two games out of the second NL wild-card spot.In five starts with Triple-A Buffalo, Kay is 1-1 with a 2.36 ERA. Anthony Kay was called up and Brian Moran was, once again, sent down to New Hampshire. Kay will begin the season at Triple-A Buffalo, but a strong start will put him in position for a promotion should the Jays need to bolster their rotation over the summer.Kay got his first taste of the big leagues last September, logging two starts and one turn as a primary pitcher for the Blue Jays.
Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? Karen Soutar November 11, 2019 With the Toronto Blue Jays trying to rebuild a rotation, JFtC wonders what role Anthony Kay might play July 28, 2019.
Kay's 1.07 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 52:17 K:BB through 50.2 innings make a compelling case for a promotion, but his next stop may not end up being at Triple-A -- © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE. He owns a 6.61 ERA and 1.63 WHIP with 26 punchouts over 31.1 innings at Triple-A, and he'll likely report to the Bisons following Sunday's trade. The Blue Jays have optioned hurlers Anthony Kay and Sean Reid-Foley, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports on Twitter.That provides some clarity to … Pete Walker...The former Huskies will train with their MLB teams as a part of their 60-player squads. “I think I’ve definitely been able to do that a little bit more than when I was with Syracuse.”Those numbers have helped soothe his girlfriend’s initial worries over the trade, which they found out about from social media, rather than the Mets, while on their way to the movies.“She wanted me to stay close to home,” the Long Island native said, but now, “she’s seeing the bigger picture and she’s happier about it.”Kay is the fifth-ranked prospect in a loaded Blue Jays farm system and likely closer to the major leagues than he would have been with the Mets.The 2016 first-round pick’s road to the majors has been as unpredictable as the Mets putting together one of the best records in baseball since the All-Star break.Kay underwent Tommy John surgery a few months after being drafted, missed all of 2017, and had a 4.26 ERA in Single-A ball in his first professional season last year.He relied on his mid-90s fastball, high-spin-rate curveball and above-average changeup to ascend through the Mets’ system this season and pitch in the 2019 MLB Futures Game.After dominating Double-A, he hit a wall in Syracuse, and said in July Now, “I’m starting to get more comfortable with it,” said Kay, who grew up a Yankees fan emulating fellow lefty Andy Pettite peering intently over his glove to home plate.He is beginning to get more accustomed to his new life, as well.
Toronto has since moved Pearson to the taxi squad, while Borucki was optioned to the team's alternate training site, leaving Kay as the last man standing in the job battle.
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He still has 10 strikeouts in 10 MLB frames, but he's also yielded seven runs and 11 hits with four walks, which means he owns a 6.30 ERA and 1.50 WHIP.