Add one final transaction to the list before the calendar flips to 2026. <\/p>\n
According to MLB Trade Rumors\u2019 Steve Adams, the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a two-year, minor-league deal with injured right-hander Josh Winckowski on Wednesday, reuniting the 27-year-old with the organization that drafted him in the 15th round nearly 10 years ago.<\/p>\n
Winckowski, who was non-tendered by the Boston Red Sox prior to last month\u2019s deadline, only pitched 11.2 innings last season due to a right flexor strain and had a brace inserted in his elbow earlier this month to repair the injury. He\u2019ll likely miss most, if not all, of the 2026 season but hopes to resume pitching off a mound before the end of the year.<\/p>\n
Source: Right-hander Josh Winckowski is signing a two-year minor league deal with the #BlueJays<\/a>. Had internal brace surgery earlier this month. Hoping to pitch late in 2026. Plan right now is to build him back up as a starter when he\u2019s healthy.<\/p>\n Once healthy, the Blue Jays plan to stretch Winckowski \u2014 who last pitched on May 11 at triple-A \u2014 out as a starter, per Adams\u2019 report. Most of his major league career has been spent as a multi-inning reliever, except for his rookie campaign in 2022, when all but one of his 15 appearances were as a starting pitcher. But he\u2019s also routinely made starts at triple-A over the years.<\/p>\n