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Blue Jays release pitcher who hitters were batting .105 against at Triple-A this season originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
It's hard to do better than holding opposing hitters to a .105 batting average.
Apparently, that wasn't enough for Michael Plassmeyer, who was released by the Toronto Blue Jays this week.
Plassmeyer was dominating at Triple-A Buffalo, but the Blue Jays released him anyway.
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Plassmeyer is a non-prospect, set to turn 30 years old later this year.
Still, an effective lefty is an effective lefty.
Toronto has various pitchers returning from injury, and that creates a roster crunch not just at MLB but also at Triple-A as other arms get sent down. They must've felt it wasn't key to keep Plassmeyer around.
And in reality, Plassmeyer is a guy with a 4.15 career minor league ERA and a 9.82 ERA in 11 innings at the MLB level. There's no reason to believe he's going to be a great major league pitcher in the future.
It just stings for him. Plassmeyer was getting guys out as well as he ever has in his career.
Despite that, he's a free agent now. Maybe that'll be the best thing for him, if he can latch on somewhere new.
His official Minor League Baseball bio still shows him as available, so maybe another team will take a chance on him soon enough.
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