Joel Payamps

Joel Elias Payamps (born April 7, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox organization of Major League baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 225 pounds (102 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.

Joel Payamps
Boston Red Sox
Pitcher
Born: (1994-04-07) April 7, 1994
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 21, 2019, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average3.86
Strikeouts5
Teams

Career

Colorado Rockies

Payamps signed with the Colorado Rockies as an international free agent on May 1, 2011.[1] He spent his first two seasons with the DSL Rockies, going 1–3 with a 3.29 ERA in 38 innings in 2011 and going 1–2 with a 3.02 ERA in 59.2 innings in 2012. He spent 2013 with the Grand Junction Rockies, going 4–7 with a 6.06 ERA in 68 innings. He played for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2014, going 0–2 with a 6.10 ERA in 20.2 innings.[1]

He did not appear in a game in 2015 after being released by the Rockies on May 6.[1]

Arizona Diamondbacks

Payamps signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 30, 2015.[1] He returned in 2016 and split the season between the Kane County Cougars and the Visalia Rawhide, going a combined 10–8 with a 3.86 ERA in 132.1 innings. His 2017 season was split between Visalia, the Jackson Generals, and the Reno Aces, going a combined 11–7 with a 4.30 ERA in 150.2 innings. He split the 2018 season between Jackson and Reno, going a combined 9–8 with a 3.87 ERA in 116 innings.[1] The Diamondbacks added Payamps to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[2]

Payamps opened the 2019 season back with Reno.[3] He suffered a broken foot on April 6 when he was hit by a batted ball.[4] He finished the 2019 minor league season after posting a combined 5–6 record with a 3.89 ERA in 78.2 innings between Jackson and Reno.

On August 17, 2019, the Diamondbacks promoted Payamps to the major leagues.[5] He made his major league debut on August 21 versus the Colorado Rockies, allowing two runs over three innings pitched.[6] With the 2019 Diamondbacks, he appeared in two games, striking out three batters in four innings pitched while allowing two earned runs.[7] In 2020, he again appeared in two games with the Diamondbacks, striking out two batters in three innings, while allowing one earned run.[7] Overall with Arizona, Payamps appeared in four MLB games, pitching to a 3.86 ERA in four appearances without a decision.[7] On November 20, 2020, Payamps was designated for assignment.[8]

Boston Red Sox

On November 25, 2020, Payamps was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox.[9] On February 3, 2021, Payamps was designated for assignment after the signing of Garrett Richards was made official.[10]

References
  1. "Joel Payamps player page". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. Nick Piecoro (November 20, 2018). "Arizona Diamondbacks' moves protect against another Rule 5 loss". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  3. RotoWire Staff (March 12, 2019). "Diamondbacks' Joel Payamps: Heading to Triple-A". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  4. RotoWire Staff (April 9, 2019). "Diamondbacks' Joel Payamps: Lands on MiLB injured list". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  5. RotoWire Staff (August 17, 2019). "Diamondbacks' Joel Payamps: Summoned to majors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  6. Jose M. Romero (August 21, 2019). "Melville goes 7 strong, Rockies roll over D-backs 7-2". KOLD News 13. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. "Joel Payamps Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  8. Byrne, Connor (November 20, 2020). "Diamondbacks Designate Junior Guerra". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  9. Adams, Steve (November 25, 2020). "Red Sox Claim Joel Payamps, Designate Robert Stock". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  10. Hewitt, Steve (February 3, 2021). "Red Sox announce signing of veteran starter Garrett Richards". Boston Herald. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
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