Jake Woodford Fantasy Stats

The Chicago White Sox called up right-hander Jake Woodford from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday in order to make a spot start against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays after the team placed right-hander Mike Clevinger (elbow) on the 15-day injured list. Woodford, 27, will be making his 19th career MLB start and first with Chicago in the big leagues after spending his first four big-league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals from 2020-23. In 10 starts at Charlotte this year, he's gone 1-3 with a 5.26 ERA and 1.39 WHIP with 17 walks and 42 K's in 49 2/3 innings. In his four years with the Cardinals, Woodford had a 4.29 ERA (4.94 FIP) and 1.37 WHIP with a poor 15.1% strikeout rate in 80 appearances (18 starts). Woodford will be a poor streaming option on Tuesday but could be worth a look in AL-only leagues if he makes more than one spot start in the wake of Clevinger's injury.

Free-agent right-hander Jake Woodford signed a minor-league deal with the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday that includes an invitation to spring training, according to sources. Woodford had a 4.29 ERA in his four seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. He also had a 1.37 WHIP, 63 walks and 119 total strikeouts over 80 appearances (18 starts) covering 184 2/3 innings pitched. Woodford became a free agent this offseason when he was non-tendered by St. Louis in November. The 27-year-old had a bloated 6.23 ERA with 22 walks and 29 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings over 15 appearances (eight starts) in 2023 for the Red Birds. Given the White Sox's rebuilding direction heading into the 2024 season, there's a good chance that Woodford will get opportunities as a starter and reliever at the major-league level this upcoming campaign.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jake Woodford will be removed from the starting rotation. Manager Oliver Marmol said that Woodford will pitch in relief going forward with Adam Wainwright (groin) returning on Saturday. Woodford should be available out of the bullpen as early as Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Woodford holds a rough 5.72 WERA, 1.62 WHIP and 18/10 K/BB ratio across six starts. He can be dropped in all formats with his move to the bullpen. Fantasy managers should check the waiver wire to see if Wainwright is available with him being activated soon.

With St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright (groin) opening the 2023 regular season on the injured list, right-hander Jake Woodford will open the year in the team's starting rotation as the No. 5 starter. The 26-year-old should get at least a couple of starts early on as Wainwright tries to recover from a strained groin. Woodford has looked good in the Grapefruit League, posting a 2.04 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, five walks and 18 strikeouts in 17 2/3 innings over five appearances (two starts) for the Red Birds. He doesn't miss enough bats to be a real target in mixed-league drafts, but Woodford could be an effective streamer in the short term for those in NL-only leagues to start the 2023 campaign.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jake Woodford was decent in Saturday's start against the Cincinnati Reds. He tossed five innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with two walks and two strikeouts. Woodford needed 88 pitches (57 strikes) to get through the five innings. He's been an acceptable starter since joining the rotation, and that's good enough for the Cardinals right now, who have been dealing with injuries and ineffectiveness in their starting rotation all year. Woodford will likely continue starting for the Cardinals, but he doesn't really belong on a mixed league roster right now.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jake Woodford was called up from Triple-A to make a start on Monday and pitched well, falling one out away from a quality start. He still earned the win, improving his record to 2-1. He pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing just one run on six hits, striking out six without issuing a walk. Woodford was working in middle relief earlier in the season, but he was optioned to Triple-A to stretch out into a starter. So far, so good, but it's only one start. Woodford has a 4.06 ERA in 31 innings at the big league level this year.

The St. Louis Cardinals recalled right-hander Jake Woodford from Triple-A Memphis on Monday and optioned outfielder Lars Nootbaar to Memphis in a corresponding move. Woodford will make the start on Monday against the Chicago Cubs. The 24-year-old will be making just his second career big league start, with his other one coming last year. In 17 major league appearances this year in relief, Woodford has a 4.62 ERA, 6.57 FIP, 1.46 WHIP and 21/14 K/BB in 25 1/3 innings pitched. Because he's unlikely to go very deep in this ballgame, he should be avoided as a fantasy streamer to kick off the series against the division rivals. Woodford also has a weak 18.0 percent strikeout rate in the majors this season.

St. Louis Cardinals rookie pitcher Jake Woodford was optioned to Triple-A Memphis and will work on stretching out as a starter. Woodford was decent in 17 relief appearances at the big league level this season, posting a 4.62 ERA mostly working in middle relief. He's not a particularly exciting starting pitching prospect, but the Cardinals have been struggling to get consistent good innings from their starting rotation and need to try something different. Woodford has a good curveball, but is lacking in most other pitches and can rely too much on the breaking ball sometimes. He has mid-rotation upside, but likely won't be much of a fantasy option this season even when he comes back up.