The 2022 season could not have gone much better for Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Alek Manoah.

The 2023 season, meanwhile, could not have started much worse for the struggling right-hander.

The Blue Jays sent Manoah to the rookie-level Florida Complex League on Tuesday, one day after he managed to get just one out in an 11-4 loss to the Houston Astros.

The 25-year-old has been a major disappointment this season after finishing third in AL Cy Young Award balloting in 2022 and earning a selection to the All-Star Game.

Through 58 innings and 13 starts this year, Manoah has surrendered 45 runs - 10 fewer runs than he permitted all of 2022 in 196 2/3 innings.

He's 1-7 with a 6.36 ERA this year after going 16-7 with a 2.24 ERA in 31 starts last season. As a rookie in 2021, he was 9-2 with a 3.22 ERA in 20 starts.

Among the 96 players in the majors with at least 50 innings pitched this season, Manoah's ERA is the ninth highest while his 1.90 WHIP is second worst.

This is after he compiled the fourth-lowest ERA and 10th-lowest WHIP (0.99), among all qualifying MLB pitchers in 2022.

His latest outing was the shortest out of 64 career starts.

Manoah faced nine Astros and got just one out, allowing six runs and seven hits - including a grand slam - while walking one.

He'll now be working at one of the lowest minor league levels.