A factor which may impact the BlueJays decision-making will be asset management as the team continues to sort through pitching options ahead of opening day. (ShiDavidi)
Depending on whether they carry seven or eight relievers, that would leave one or two spots up for grabs between Rule 5 pick Elvis Luciano, lefty Thomas Pannone and non-roster invitees Jason Adam, Javy Guerra and Justin Shafer.
The Blue Jays tested Luciano against the Brewers, putting the 19-year-old in to face the top of their A lineup in the third inning. He hit Lorenzo Cain, who promptly stole second, but bounced back to strikeout Christian Yelich and get Jesus Aguilar on a fly out. Adam surrendered a three-run homer to Travis Shaw in the fifth inning, but Kevin Pillar dropped Cain’s fading liner after a long run and then Freddy Galvis couldn’t cleanly field Aguilar’s grounder after ranging to his left, creating the jam. Adam did strike out Yelich in between the two plays, so with better defence, he could have been out of the inning.
Devon Travis was transferred to the 60-day injured list to clear a roster spot for Hudson, and they’ll likely be able to clear an additional spot by doing the same with Dalton Pompey. Beyond that, though, they have no obvious moves to clear more space, leaving them with a difficult juggle between current need and long-term growth.Charlie Montoyo arrived late for his first game at Olympic Stadium on Sept. 7, 1993, scrambling to make it in time as a call-up. He remembers arriving at around 7 p.m. for a 7:10 p.m. start, saying hello quickly to manager Felipe Alou and then finding himself pinch-hitting for Oreste Marrero in the seventh inning of a 3-3 game.
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