On Wednesday night, the Toronto Blue Jays acquired starting pitcher Simeon Woods-Richardson from the Minnesota Twins for cash considerations, just days after Woods-Richardson was designated for assignment.

Woods-Richardson figures to be an instant plug-and-play option for the starting rotation, which is currently dealing with season-ending injuries to Cody Ponce, Jose Berrios, and Bowden Francis, and shorter-term injuries to Dylan Cease, Shane Bieber and Max Scherzer.

But while he figures to get an opportunity to start right away, how long will his stay in Toronto be? Let's dig a little deeper.

Ironically enough, Woods-Richardson was a former Blue Jays farmhand who was traded to Minnesota in the deal that originally brought Berrios from Minnesota to Toronto.

Now 25 years old, Woods-Richardson is a career 12-17 pitcher with a 4.76 ERA. He won seven games a season ago, pitching to a 4.04 ERA in 23 games.

This season, he's had no such luck, going 0-7 with a 7.74 ERA. His seven losses lead baseball. He's struck out only 26 batters in 47.2 innings, but his 2025 season should give the Jays enough optimism that he can help hold down the fort for a bit.

Maybe moreso than you think, though it is unlikely.

Woods-Richardson is out of options, meaning that if he doesn't pitch well, he can't be simply shuttled to Triple-A; he'll have to be designated for assignment. That makes it hard to believe that he'll last the full season with Toronto, but if he does, there are some unique opportunities in 2026.

Ponce should be back, and he should pair with Cease and Trey Yesavage, but Patrick Corbin, Scherzer, Bieber and Kevin Gausman are all free agents, meaning there is room for opportunity and some shuffling that will have to take place.

While I don't think Woods-Richardson will last until the end of the season, there's certainly a chance that he sticks around for a bit.

Gausman, Yesavage and Corbin make up the current rotation, along with a rotating group of openers and bulk relievers. Woods-Richardson can take one of those spots, and Cease will come back to take the other.

At that point, it comes to a mini-roulette of Scherzer, who appears to be coming back before Bieber, Woods-Richardson and Corbin. Two of those three will need to stay in the rotation alongside Yesavage, Gausman and Cease. Could Woods-Richardson beat out Corbin or Scherzer in that battle? Maybe.

The Jays will take on the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in the series finale at 7:15 p.m. ET. The Braves send Chris Sale to the mound. He's 8-3 with a 2.01 ERA.

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