Casey Lawrence RP FA Sat 3/18/23 1:50 PM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Blue Jays on Saturday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrence was signed to a minor-league contract in January with an invite to major-league camp. The right-hander gave up four runs in eight innings over four Grapefruit League appearances, and he'll be a bullpen depth option in 2023. It's unclear if he'll work as a reliever or starter with Triple-A Buffalo after starting 37 of his 48 minor-league appearances over the last two years.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Thu 1/5/23 10:12 AM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence re-signed with the Blue Jays on a minor-league contract Monday.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrence spent most of last season at Triple-A Buffalo but did return to the majors for the first time since 2018 in making six relief appearances. The 35-year-old will represent some swingman depth.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Wed 11/9/22 6:49 PM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence was outrighted to Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrence had a brief stint with the major-league club to close out the regular season but was left off the Blue Jays' wild-card roster. He'll lose his spot on the 40-man roster now that the season is complete.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Fri 10/7/22 12:31 PM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence is not on the Blue Jays' 26-man wild-card roster, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrence was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday for the team's doubleheader with the Orioles, pitching 2.1 innings while allowing one run on three hits and a walk. The 34-year-old was unsurprisingly not chosen for the postseason roster after posting a 7.50 ERA over six appearances in the big leagues this season.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Wed 10/5/22 10:13 AM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
The Blue Jays recalled Lawrence from Triple-A Buffalo and appointed him as their 29th man for Wednesday's doubleheader with the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Reliever Trevor Richards is scheduled to serve as the Blue Jays' opening pitcher for Game 1, but Lawrence is expected to enter the contest behind him and will likely serve as a bulk reliever for Toronto. Lawrence has made each of his five appearances with Toronto this season out of the bullpen, but he had been a member of the Buffalo rotation prior to his call-up. He closed the Triple-A season by covering at least five innings in six of his final seven outings while generating a 3.90 ERA, 0.99 WHIP and 24:2 K:BB across 32.1 frames.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Mon 9/5/22 4:47 PM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrence was called up by the Blue Jays on Thursday, but he didn't make any big-league appearances over the last few days. The right-hander will head back to the minors after Julian Merryweather (oblique) was reinstated from the 60-day injured list ahead of the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Orioles.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Thu 9/1/22 1:36 PM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence was recalled from Triple-A Toronto on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrence allowed 11 runs in 8.1 innings over a two-appearance stint with Toronto in early July, and he'll rejoin the big club Thursday with rosters expanding to 28 players. The 34-year-old has an 8.04 ERA over 15.2 innings this season but has been better at Triple-A with a 2.76 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 92:17 K:BB across 20 starts.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Fri 7/8/22 8:02 PM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Friday.
EDGE Analysis
Lawrence struggled over two major-league appearances in July, posting an 11.88 ERA and 1.80 WHIP in 8.1 innings. After giving up five runs in 2.2 innings as the primary pitcher Thursday against the Mariners, he'll head back to the minors. It's possible that he rejoins the Blue Jays' bullpen as a multi-inning option out of the bullpen at some point.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Fri 7/8/22 2:16 AM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence worked as the primary pitcher Thursday against Seattle, allowing five runs on seven hits over 2.2 innings. He did not factor in the decision.
EDGE Analysis
Anthony Banda opened the game for Toronto and was charged with two runs while notching just one out. That got him tagged with the loss and allowed Lawrence to escape with a no-decision despite his own ugly performance. Lawrence gave up a run in the second and four in the third before departing having tossed 52 pitches. The right-hander was again strung by the long ball -- he yielded two Thursday and has now served up five homers over his past 12.1 frames. Lawrence has bounced back and forth between Triple-A and the majors this season, and he could be headed back down following Thursday's poor outing.
Casey Lawrence RP FA Thu 7/7/22 6:07 PM
Casey Lawrence
RP FA
Lawrence is expected to serve as Toronto's primary pitcher behind opener Anthony Banda against Seattle on Thursday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
EDGE Analysis
Kevin Gausman (ankle) is unable to start Thursday, so the Blue Jays will instead turn to Banda and Lawrence to cover the early innings in the series opener versus the Mariners. Lawrence surrendered six runs over 5.2 innings during his previous appearance for Toronto on July 2, when he served as long relief in a doubleheader.