Justin Shafer was an eighth round pick by Toronto in 2014 and had seen the most success through the organization of that draft class. However, he’s now on his way to Cincinnati after the Blue Jays traded him in return for cash considerations on Monday.
Shafer had an up and own season with the Blue Jays bullpen in 2019 as on the surface his statistics looked good.
Shafer pitched in 34 games posting a 2-1 record with one save, a 3.86 ERA and was striking out batters at almost a one per inning rate. However, Shafer struggled with control as he walked 25 batters in 39.