Jeff Hoffman was the Jays’ first-round pick in the 2014 draft. And he threw his first pitch for the team this year.
He was part of the trade for Troy Tulowitzki and pitched in parts of five seasons with the Rockies, but didn’t have much success. From there, he went to the Reds, spending two seasons with the team, still without much success. From there, he signed with the Phillies but was let go before the start of the season.
Then the Phillies signed him, and he became, we’ll maybe not a star, but a valuable part of their bullpen.
And now he’s a Blue Jay, for three seasons and $33 million.
| WAR | W | L | ERA | G | GF | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ERA+ | FIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 6 | 2 | 4.58 | 39 | 33 | 21 | 37.1 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 92 | 4.08 |
Baseball Reference has him at a 0.1 WAR. FanGraphs 0.2.
He had a rough May: 13.50 ERA and three blown saves. Since the start of June, he’s been much better, 1.50 with eight saves and one blown save.
Jeff has struck out about one of three batters (32.9%, about the same as last year), and his walk rate is 6.6% (much the same as last year). But he’s giving up twice as many home runs (1.93/9 innings, last year 0.81).
He’s giving up more hard contact (37.8%, from 30.6) and slightly more soft contact (19.9% from 17.2).
Everyone has a bad month here and there, but if he’s good for the rest of the season, I’ll be ok with it.