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By Jackson Roberts
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No contending team is ever done searching for pitching staff support during the season, and with two weeks to go in spring training, the Toronto Blue Jays made an under-the-radar addition.
Right-handed pitcher Caleb Freeman made his major league debut last season, but wound up electing minor-league free agency after the Chicago White Sox outrighted him off the 40-man roster. Though it took him five months to land in a new spot, he's with the right organization for a breakout season to coincide with a playoff appearance.
According to the official transactions log on his roster page, Freeman signed a minor-league deal with the Blue Jays on Monday. On Tuesday, the 28-year-old was assigned to Double-A New Hampshire.
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The White Sox selected Freeman's contract in May, and he wound up making five appearances at the major league level. He allowed two earned runs on five hits across 3 1/3 innings, striking out three batters and walking one.
Most of Freeman's season was spent with Triple-A Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham. In 50 2/3 minor-league innings, he posted a 4.26 ERA with a 1.58 WHIP and 49 strikeouts. Once a 15th-round pick for the White Sox in 2019, Freeman will now join a new organization for the first time since his professional debut.
Freeman wouldn't have been a strong contender for the Toronto bullpen based on last year's starts, but his delayed arrival ensures that he'll have a lot to prove in the minors before he gets another look in the majors. But if everything breaks his way, he could join one of the best projected rosters in the league sometime around midsummer.
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