Patterson was traded from the Reds to the Blue Jays on Wednesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Patterson will report to Triple-A Buffalo to begin the season. The 27-year-old outfielder hit .271/.367/.525 with 26 homers in 118 games for Triple-A Albuquerque in 2018.
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Reds' Jordan Patterson: Comes back on MiLB deal
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Patterson inked a minor-league contract with the Reds on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Patterson spent the 2018 season at Triple-A, slashing .271/.367/.525 over 118 games. Although he was non-tendered by the Reds at the end of November, Cincinnati has elected to keep him within the organization. He'll start the 2019 campaign with the Bats.
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Jordan Patterson: Headed to free agency
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Patterson was non-tendered by the Reds on Friday, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.
Patterson was claimed off waivers by Cincinnati on Thursday, but he's now free to sign elsewhere. His last big-league action dates back to the 2016 season with Colorado.
Patterson was claimed off waivers by the Reds on Thursday.
Patterson will join his third team in less than two weeks after the Mets -- who claimed him off waivers from Colorado earlier in the week -- unsuccessfully tried to pass him through waivers. The 26-year-old spent the entire 2018 campaign with Triple-A Albuquerque, hitting .271/.367/.525 with 26 homers in 118 games.
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Mets' Jordan Patterson: Claimed by Mets
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Patterson was claimed off waivers by the Mets on Monday.
Patterson was recently designated for assignment by Colorado after spending the entirety of the 2018 campaign with the Rockies' Triple-A club. He will provide some additional outfield depth to the Mets' organization, though it's likely that he's back at the Triple-A level to begin next season. In 118 games with Albuquerque, he hit .271 with an .892 OPS and 76 RBI.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Dropped from 40-man roster
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Patterson was designated for assignment by the Rockies on Tuesday.
Patterson was dropped from the team's 40-man roster in order to free up space for a more promising young player who needed to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. The 26-year-old spent all of the 2018 season with Triple-A Albuquerque -- his third season at the level -- hitting .271/.367/.525 with 26 homers in 118 games. He'll take a spin through waivers to determine where he lands next.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Heads back to Triple-A
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Patterson was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Patterson was up for three days but did not make a single appearance. Tom Murphy was reinstated from the paternity list in a corresponding move.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Set for promotion
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Patterson will be called up from Triple-A Albuquerque on Saturday, Nick Groke of The Athletic reports.
Patterson hasn't appeared in a major-league game since 2016, when he recorded 18 at-bats with the Rockies during a brief stay with the team. Across 73 games at the Triple-A level this year, he's hitting .265/.373/.549 with 19 home runs and 52 RBI. Don't expect him to make much of an impact while with the club.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Optioned to minors
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Patterson was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday.
The Rockies don't have much room for Patterson in the outfield or at first base, so the 26-year-old will report to Albuquerque for a third straight season. Patterson has put up solid numbers for the Isotopes over the previous two seasons, hitting a combined .288/.361/.512 with 40 homers.
Patterson was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque on Thursday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
It was expected that Patterson would only spend a brief amount of time with the big-league club, as Alexi Amarista was scheduled to come off the paternity list Thursday, as well. Patterson didn't make an appearance during his cup of coffee in Colorado. He'll return to the Isotopes to continue building off his strong power numbers to start the season (eight home runs, .210 ISO).
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Heading to big leagues
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Patterson was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
The young slugger will head to the big leagues to bolster the bench while Gerardo Parra (quadriceps) is sidelined. Patterson is performing below expectations for the Isotopes thus far, holding just a .216 batting average and a heightened 26.5 percent strikeout rate, although his power is as prevalent as ever as his eight home runs and .210 ISO suggest. He'll likely serve as a left-handed bench bat while he's in the big leagues, although he has the ability to give the Rockies' regulars a breather at first base and in the corner outfield spots if need be.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Shipped back to Triple-A
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Patterson was sent to minor-league camp Thursday, Nick Groke and Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post report.
The injury to Ian Desmond (hand) seemed to open the door further for Patterson to crack the Opening Day roster, but the Rockies opted to give him a bit more time to develop against Triple-A pitching. The 25-year-old did have plenty of success this spring, though, so a fast start back at Albuquerque could propel him back up to the majors. Patterson's demotion means that the candidates for the last spot on the major-league bench are Stephen Cardullo, Christhian Adames and Pat Valaika.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Makes case for big league roster spot
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Patterson is slashing .275/.302/.510 with six doubles and two home runs in 23 spring games.
The power-hitting prospect is vying to fill a major league roster spot created by Ian Desmond's (hand) absence, and he's certainly putting his best foot forward in doing so. Patterson has also logged a lot of time at first base this spring, even making a diving stop to get an out in Thursday's matchup with the Indians. He'll need to keep up this high level of play in order to fend off other competitors for the spot (such as Stephen Cardullo, Christhian Adames, and Pat Valaika), but Patterson's prospect pedigree and ability to play multiple positions in the field could serve him well in his quest to make the Opening Day roster.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Improved shot at cracking MLB roster
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Patterson is a candidate to fill the vacancy left at first base after the injury to Ian Desmond (hand), Nick Groke of the Denver Post reports.
Patterson is the Rockies' No. 16 prospect according to RotoWire, and seeing as he has amassed the second-most innings at first base this spring (behind Desmond), the 25-year-old would seem like a logical fit. Stephen Cardullo, Gerardo Parra, and non-roster invitee Mark Reynolds are also in the running for the role, but Patterson's prospect status and .979 OPS in 30 spring at-bats could vault him over the competition en route to his first Opening Day assignment in Denver.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: On the outside looking in for roster spot
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Patterson faces an uphill climb to garnering a major league roster spot out of spring training, Nick Groke of the Denver Post reports.
Manager Bud Black's initial organizational depth chart has Patterson behind both non-roster invitee Mark Reynolds and outfielder Gerardo Parra in the first base pecking order. Patterson does have some prospect shine and the ability to play the outfield, although that's hardly a differentiating factor from Parra, especially given the fact that both of them hit left-handed. With this news, it seems like the 25-year-old is destined to start another season at Triple-A, although his strong performance following a September callup (8-for-18 with a double and two RBI) and a history of decent power could help him find his way back to Denver later in the season.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Contract selected by Rockies
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Patterson's contract was selected from Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, the Denver Post's Nick Kosmider reports.
Charlie Blackmon has missed a few days with an ailing back, but assuming he returns in the near future, Patterson's best shot at playing time over the final month will be at first base, where he started 38 games this year at Triple-A. Patterson has been an intriguing player in dynasty leagues for a couple years now, as he has showcased a power/speed combination that would become even more intriguing in Coors Field. He slashed .293/.376/.480 with 14 home runs and 10 steals in 427 at-bats this year, but that becomes somewhat less impressive considering he is 24 years old and was playing in very favorable hitting environments.
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Rockies' Jordan Patterson: Reassigned to minor league camp Friday
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Patterson was reassigned to minor league camp Friday, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.
Given the other alternatives for the Colorado outfield, this move comes as no surprise. He'll head back to Triple-A Albuquerque to get more experience facing upper-level pitching.
