Apparently Joel Payamps was on waivers.

The Blue Jays announced on Monday that Payamps, the pitcher the team had claimed off of waivers a couple of weeks ago, has been claimed by the Boston Red Sox.
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ROSTER MOVE: RHP Joel Payamps has been claimed off waivers by the Red Sox. <a href="https://t.co/YRIyKHIZba">pic.twitter.com/YRIyKHIZba</a>
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Payamps was claimed by Boston from Arizona in November, claimed by the Blue Jays in early-February, and now he&#8217;s back with the Red Sox. He&#8217;s one hell of a jet-setter for these times.
The interesting part of this transaction is that the Blue Jays now have an open spot on their 40-man roster. Could that mean something imminent, like a a Jake Odorizzi signing? Or is this just for something down the road, like inevitably adding a veteran like Francisco Liriano or Joe Panik to the roster?
We haven&#8217;t seen much smoke around the Blue Jays and Odorizzi lately, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilnerness/status/1362805322268688386?s=20">Ross Atkins&#8217; media availability on Friday</a> didn&#8217;t make it appear as though the team would be adding another free-agent before the start of the season.
I wouldn&#8217;t expect anything major, but I would love to be wrong.

Apparently Joel Payamps was on waivers.



The Blue Jays announced on Monday that Payamps, the pitcher the team had claimed off of waivers a couple of weeks ago, has been claimed by the Boston Red Sox.

https://twitter.com/BlueJays/status/1363955517060694020

Payamps was claimed by Boston from Arizona in November, claimed by the Blue Jays in early-February, and now he's back with the Red Sox. He's one hell of a jet-setter for these times.

The interesting part of this transaction is that the Blue Jays now have an open spot on their 40-man roster. Could that mean something imminent, like a a Jake Odorizzi signing? Or is this just for something down the road, like inevitably adding a veteran like Francisco Liriano or Joe Panik to the roster?

We haven't seen much smoke around the Blue Jays and Odorizzi lately, and <a href="https://twitter.com/Wilnerness/status/1362805322268688386?s=20">Ross Atkins' media availability on Friday</a> didn't make it appear as though the team would be adding another free-agent before the start of the season.

I wouldn't expect anything major, but I would love to be wrong.

The Joel Payamps era has come to an end (and a 40-man roster spot has opened)

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