Give Cecil and Storen more time
It’s not all dark skies for Toronto’s pen. 26-year-old rookie Joe Biagini has been a pleasant surprise with a 0.93 ERA, 3.07 FIP and 8.4 K/9 so far this season. Gavin Floyd has pitched well, too, and calling on Drew Hutchison is still an option.
As for top prospects, RHP Conner Greene probably isn’t ready for big league action. He struggled in Double-A last season. There are other options in the minors, but none are a sure thing and the Blue Jays need to shore up their back end quickly before the division gets away from them.
John Gibbons talked about how Aaron Sanchez probably wouldn’t end the season in the rotation. Moving him to the bullpen doesn’t really solve much though, because it would leave a huge void in the rotation.
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For the Blue Jays’ sake, it would be nice to see Storen and Cecil start to settle in. Both are capable of supplying clubs with relief pitching at an All-Star level, but something’s gotta give. It’s almost the middle of May and they are getting destroyed right now. Opponents are hitting .367 off Storen so far and .372 off Cecil.