{"id":86045,"date":"2024-09-19T20:23:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T00:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=86045"},"modified":"2024-09-19T20:23:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T00:23:17","slug":"pirates-jake-woodford-dfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/19\/pirates-jake-woodford-dfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates Starting Pitcher DFA&#8217;d for Second Time This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated starting pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/woodfja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-19_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Woodford<\/a> for assignment for the second time this season. The 27-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/18\/pirates-select-woodford-nicolas-injured-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">veteran<\/a> has struggled with the Pirates this season, with a -1.3 WAR, a record of 0-6, and an ERA of 7.97. The St. Louis Cardinals originally drafted him in 2015. The Pirates selected the contract of right-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mattsis01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-19_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaac Mattson<\/a> to the MLB roster in a corresponding move to Woodford&#8217;s DFA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pirates Designate Jake Woodford For Assignment <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLhBKtLP8E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/FLhBKtLP8E<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLNce2dEFG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/BLNce2dEFG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mlbtraderumors\/status\/1836873899306254491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Pirates DFA Veteran Starter Jake Woodford for Second Time in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Pirates fans are speculating why the Pirates utilized Woodford late in September with his far-from-impressive numbers. At this point in his career, the assumption was that he would elect for free agency with no intention of signing back with the Pirates. Woodford has turned into the 2024 version of former Pirates pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/durapmo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-19_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montana DuRapau<\/a>, who had an inflated 9.35 ERA in his only year with the club in 2019. Through four starts for the Pirates, Woodford sported a poor record of 0-4 with a disappointing ERA of 6.95.<\/p>\n<p>Following these unfavorable numbers, Woodford was DFA&#8217;d on August 26th. Then, on Wednesday, the Pirates <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/18\/pirates-select-woodford-nicolas-injured-list\/\" target=\"_self\">selected Woodford&#8217;s contract<\/a> from Triple-A Indianapolis. Now, he&#8217;s been designated once again. St. Louis Cardinals power hitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/donovbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-19_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Donovan<\/a> took Woodford for a ride on Wednesday, crushing a home run against him for his 13th long ball of the season. He gave up four runs on eight hits in 4 2\/3 innings, although he did record five strikeouts. This season for the Pirates is now the fifth year of their rebuild. After his bad start for a last-place team and his subsequent DFA, it appears Woodford won&#8217;t be part of the Pirates next season. Back in 2023, when Woodford played for the Cardinals, his numbers were a bit better, and he had a solid two-seam fastball that went as high as 93 mph. Whoever signs him next will hope he returns to form.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Orlando Ramirez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d82ae elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box is-mac\" data-id=\"94d82ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-author-box\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Pirates have designated starting pitcher Jake Woodford for assignment for the second time this season. The 27-year-old veteran has struggled with the Pirates this season, with a -1.3 WAR, a record of 0-6, and an ERA of 7.97. The St. Louis Cardinals originally drafted him in 2015. 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