The Blue Jays entered Monday's game against the White Sox needing a lengthy outing from its starter. Unfortunately, a dispiriting setback for Jose Berrios forced the team to dig deep into their thin bullpen once again. (By ArdenZwelling)
Just last Thursday, Toronto’s relief corps was in as strong a position as it’d been all season following a soft schedule stretch against Kansas City, Detroit, and Baltimore. Things were going so well, Montoyo was searching for places to deploy leverage arms, bringing Jordan Romano into a pair of ninth-inning spots against the Royals and Tigers with his team up a touchdown.
Of course, the pressure’s felt at the lower-leverage end of the bullpen, as well, by some of those optionable, end-of-roster relievers we talked about earlier. The Blue Jays spent the weekend cycling through Jeremy Beasley, Casey Lawrence, Matt Gage, and Maximo Castillo, making sure there was always someone on hand fresh enough to eat a few innings if needed.
Of course, you can only save those arms if you aren’t winning — and that’s not what you want. At some point, Montoyo will need more options, which is why the bullpen is an obvious area the Blue Jays will look to addresswhen a bevy of veteran relievers on expiring deals are sure to change uniforms. Whether the club could pull something off sooner than that, however, is another matter.
Two relievers we know the Blue Jays can bid on right now are Sergio Romo and Roenis Elias, who were designated for assignment by the Seattle Mariners Monday. Romo’s been having all kinds of trouble keeping the ball in the yard, allowing six home runs over nine appearances this month. But last season he produced the lowest hard-hit rate among relievers and this year he’s continued forcing hitters to expand at a high clip, posting a 35.5 per cent chase rate in line with his career norm.
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