10/30/14

Blue Jays Acquire Liam Hendriks

The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired pitcher Liam Hendriks from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for catcher Santiago Nessy. Hendriks, who had recently been designated for assignment, split the 2014 season with the Blue Jays and Royals. In nine games, Hendriks compiled a record of (1-2) with a 5.23 ERA. Nessy, 22 in December, spent the 2014 season in Single-A with Lansing and Dunedin. In 69 games, Nessy recorded a .231 batting average with one home run and 28 runs batted in.