Jeremy Beasley

WTM’s PLAYER PROFILE

2017
R:  1-0-0, 3.18 ERA, 0.53 WHIP, 5.2 IP, 0.0 BB/9, 9.5 K/9
R+:  2-1-1, 3.12 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 26.0 IP, 4.2 BB/9, 10.7 K/9

After signing, Beasley pitched briefly in the Arizona League and then moved up to advanced rookie ball.  He worked strictly in relief.

2018
A:  0-2-0, 2.35 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 23.0 IP, 2.7 BB/9, 7.4 K/9
A+:  3-2-1, 3.05 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 44.1 IP, 2.2 BB/9, 9.7 K/9
AA:  3-3-0, 2.44 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 44.1 IP, 2.8 BB/9, 7.5 K/9

In his first full season, Beasley had something of a breakout.  The Angels moved him up through three levels and he got good results at all three.  Between the three levels he started 18 of his 25 games.  After the season, Baseball America rated him the team’s 20th best prospect.

2019
AA:  6-7-0, 4.06 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 108.2 IP, 3.5 BB/9, 8.4 K/9
AAA:  1-0-0, 7.90 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, 13.2 IP, 4.0 BB/9, 8.6 K/9

Beasley spent most of the season in AA, working mainly as a starter.  His season was more solid than good.  After the season, the Angels traded him to Arizona.  BA ranked him 27th in the Arizona system.

2020
MLB:  0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.00 WHIP, 0.1 IP, 0.0 BB/9, 27.0 K/9

To open the pandemic season, Arizona sent Beasley to its alternate site, then added him to the 40-man roster and called him up in August.  He got into one game and faced three batters, striking out one and allowing hits to the other two.  About a week after he was called up, Beasley went on the IL with a strained shoulder and didn’t return that year.

2021
AA:  1-1-0, 7.71 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 4.2 IP, 3.9 BB/9, 15.4 K/9
AAA:  3-0-0, 2.89 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 18.2 IP, 7.2 BB/9, 12.5 K/9
MLB:  0-1-0, 7.71 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 9.1 IP, 8.7 BB/9, 12.5 K/9

In April, Arizona traded Beasley to Toronto.  With the Jays he bounced back and forth between AAA and the majors, pitching mostly in relief.  He had a good deal of trouble with walks at both levels.  On July 4, the Jays outrighted him to AAA.

2022
AAA (Tor):  2-1-1, 1.89 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 38.0 IP, 2.6 BB/9, 10.2 K/9
AAA:  0-0-0, inf ERA, -.– WHIP, 0.0 IP, -.- BB.9, 0.0 K/9
MLB (Tor):  0-0-0, 4.80 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 15.0 IP, 3.0 BB/9, 11.4 K/9

Beasley opened the season in AAA and was very effective, with much better control.  Toronto called him up at the beginning of June.  He had more trouble in the majors, largely due to gopher balls, as he allowed four in 15 innings.  Toronto traded him to the Pirates for cash just before the deadline.  He appeared in one game for Indianapolis and failed to retire any of the three batters he faced.  Afterward he went on the injured list for the rest of the season.

The Pirates under Ben Cherington have been fascinated with late-20s relievers who are available cheap, usually on waivers, and who typically have had little to no success so far in the majors.  This obsession has yet to produce a single success.  The Pirates designated Beasley for assignment after the season.