Petricka was released by the Twins on Friday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

EDGE Analysis

Petricka made 21 relief appearances at Triple-A St. Paul to begin the year and posted a 4.18 ERA and 1.34 WHIP in 23.2 innings. However, he'll part ways with the organization after Brad Peacock signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Friday.

Petricka signed a minor-league deal with the Twins on Thursday, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

EDGE Analysis

Petricka owns a respectable 4.24 ERA in 237.2 career innings, but he's now 33 years old and has thrown just 14 MLB innings over the last three years. He doesn't seem to have the time to make his case for an Opening Day roster spot but could get called on later in the year if the Twins get hit by injuries in the bullpen.

Petricka was released and subsequently re-signed by the Angels last week, according to his MiLB.com transaction log.

EDGE Analysis

The left-hander has struggled with the big club this season, giving up 10 earned runs and posting an 8:7 K:BB across six innings. He was DFA'd on Sept. 16 and released five days later, but the organization brought him back on a minor-league deal Sept. 23. The 33-year-old enjoyed a brief run as a closer when he saved 14 games and posted a 2.96 ERA with the White Sox in 2014, but he's been mostly mediocre on the mound since.

Petricka was designated for assignment by the Angels on Thursday, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

EDGE Analysis

Petricka has looked quite poor in his six major-league innings this season, giving up 10 runs on six hits and seven walks. He'll be removed from the roster to create a spot for Alex Cobb to return from a wrist injury.

Petricka (0-1) was charged with the loss and a blown save Wednesday in a loss to Baltimore, pitching two-thirds of an inning and allowing four runs on two hits and two walks while striking out one.

EDGE Analysis

The right-hander's first game as an Angel did not go well. He entered the contest with two runners on base and one out in the seventh inning and managed to hold Baltimore to a single run, but Petricka then allowed four straight batters to reach in the following frame before being pulled. It was the first MLB appearance since 2019 for the 33-year-old, who holds a 4.11 ERA and 1.53 WHIP across 229 career outings, all as a reliever.

The Angels selected Petricka's contract from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday, Sam Blum of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 33-year-old righty has impressed with Triple-A Salt Lake this season, posting a 2.61 ERA and 32:9 K:BB in 31 innings of relief. Having displayed an ability to pitch multiple innings, Petricka will provide the Angels with bullpen depth and a long-relief option. He last appeared in the MLB in 2019, when he had a 3.38 ERA in eight innings with the Brewers. No corresponding move has been announced yet.

The Angels purchased Petricka's minor-league contract Wednesday from the High Point Rockers of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

EDGE Analysis

Petricka was with High Point for two and a half months before the Angels elected to bring the 32-year-old back to affiliated ball. The right-handed reliever has previously made 228 appearances in the big leagues between 2013 and 2019, logging a 3.96 ERA for his career.

Petricka was released by the Blue Jays on Friday, Mike Wilner of Sportsnet 590 The Fan reports.

EDGE Analysis

Petricka was included in the Blue Jay's 60-player pool but was unable to show enough to warrant a look on the big-league roster. The 32-year-old appeared in six games for the Brewers in 2019 and allowed three runs on six hits with three strikeouts and six walks over eight innings.

The Blue Jays included Petricka as part of their 60-man roster pool that was announced Sunday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Petricka had joined the Blue Jays for spring training as a non-roster invitee and was considered a long shot to break camp with the big club, but the expanded roster for the 60-game season will aid his chances of finding work out of the Toronto bullpen in 2020. The right-hander has seen action at the MLB level in each of the past seven seasons, accruing a 3.96 ERA and 7.7 K-BB% over 228 career appearances.

Petricka signed with the Blue Jays as a non-roster invitee Friday, freelance baseball writer Robert Murray reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 31-year-old has spent parts of seven seasons in the big leagues, recording a respectable 3.96 ERA despite striking out just 17.2 percent of opposing batters. He threw just eight major-league innings for the Brewers last year, spending the bulk of the campaign at the Triple-A level for the Brewers and Rangers while posting a 3.74 ERA in 45.2 innings.