Jake Woodford

Jake Woodford

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
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Signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs in June of 2025. Released by the Cubs in July of 2025.
Heads into free agency
PFree Agent  
July 2, 2025
The Cubs released Woodford on Tuesday.
Analysis
Woodford had an opt-out clause in his minor-league contract that allowed him to test free agency if he wasn't promoted to the big leagues by Tuesday. After previously opting out of his minor-league deal with the Yankees earlier this season, Woodford signed with the Cubs in June and posted a 4.57 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 20:3 K:BB in 21.2 innings over four appearances (three starts) with Triple-A Iowa.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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-9%
BAA vs RHP
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-6%
BAA vs RHP
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-11%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .329 189 25 13 56 10 1 12
Since 2023vs Right .299 200 30 18 53 16 2 5
2025vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Left .324 81 13 5 24 5 0 6
2024vs Right .304 86 13 4 24 8 1 0
2023vs Left .333 108 12 8 32 5 1 6
2023vs Right .296 114 17 14 29 8 1 5
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-56%
ERA on Road
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-76%
ERA on Road
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-30%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 9.06 2.03 48.2 2 7 0 5.9 4.4 2.6
Since 2023Away 3.97 1.21 34.0 0 2 0 6.1 1.9 0.8
2025Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Home 12.10 2.28 19.1 0 5 0 7.4 4.2 2.3
2024Away 2.87 0.83 15.2 0 1 0 5.7 0.0 0.6
2023Home 7.06 1.88 29.1 2 2 0 4.9 4.6 2.8
2023Away 4.91 1.53 18.1 0 1 0 6.4 3.4 1.0
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Woodford has operated in a swingman role for the Cardinals during his three seasons, drawing the occasional spot start but mostly being reserved for long relief. He's been reasonably effective in both roles, most recently putting up a 2.23 ERA across 27 appearances - one start - in 2022. Woodford's already-low strikeout rate bottomed out to just 12.8 percent last season, but he combated that with a career-high 52 percent ground ball rate and he continued to do a good job throwing strikes. It's possible the right-hander could carve out some single-league value if he garners more than a few starts, but he looks to be pretty far down the rotation pecking order again.
Woodford came up in the minors as a starting pitcher, but he is best suited for a reserve role as he finds most of his success in short bursts. His very average stuff and lack of an offspeed pitch are what ultimately make him a long reliever if he should stick in the big leagues. He tops out at 93 mph and throws both a curveball and a slider, and a changeup which makes an appearance every so often. The knuckle-curve he throws has some decent shape to it, so it is his de facto changeup, yet the righty was punished by same-handed hitters in his major-league debut despite a repertoire that portends the opposite outcome. He needs more velocity or a true changeup for his career path to change.
The 39th overall pick in last year’s draft impressed in 26.1 innings with the Gulf Coast League Cardinals. Woodford, a 6-foot-4 righty, compiled a 2.39 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts in eight appearances (five starts). He was only asked to face hitters a second time in his last four outings of the season, but in those 18 innings he allowed just one run with 17 strikeouts, so it seems he was up for the challenge of going deeper into games. The scouting report suggested he could touch 94 on his fastball coming out of high school, but that his secondary pitches needed some work. His initial success suggests his slider and/or changeup may have been a bit undersold, and that his command is already at least average. However, a full-season look, perhaps in the second half of 2016, will offer a better indication of Woodford’s long-term upside.
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Lands with Cubs
PChicago Cubs  
June 5, 2025
Woodford signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Thursday.
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Parts ways with New York
PFree Agent  
June 1, 2025
The Yankees released Woodford on Sunday.
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Scooped up by New York
PNew York Yankees  
March 24, 2025
Woodford agreed to a minor-league contract with the Yankees on Monday.
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Released following opt-out
PFree Agent  
March 23, 2025
Woodford exercised the opt-out in his minor-league contract and was released by the Rockies on Sunday.
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NRI deal with Colorado
PColorado Rockies  
January 13, 2025
The Rockies signed Woodford to a minor-league contract Sunday that includes an invitation to spring training, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
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Losing rotation spot?
PSt. Louis Cardinals  
May 1, 2023
Woodford appears in line to lose his spot in the Cardinals' rotation as Adam Wainwright returns from a groin injury, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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The team has TBA listed Saturday versus the Tigers in what would be Woodford's spot. Presumably, they're waiting for Wainwright to get through his between-starts bullpen session with no issues before officially clearing him to return this weekend. Woodford -- who holds a 5.72 ERA in six starts -- will likely slide into a long relief role.
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